Fascinating. The increased complexity in the flight control software and user interface probably makes the job of being an astronaut easier in the “happy path”

Fascinating. The increased complexity in the flight control software and user interface probably makes the job of being an astronaut easier in the “happy path” - less cognitive load interpreting metrics and raw telemetry when you have the computer doing that for you. My wonder then is how to effectively manage when things go wrong. The Apollo spacecraft were able to be essentially hot patched directly in the cockpit via the dsky. Can you do that with a fancy touch screen interface now? Perhaps up/down links to the capsule from earth are good/reliable enough to send patches from ground control, if need be? I wonder how the astronauts feel about a potential “loss” of control in case something goes wrong?