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While it is undoubtedly tragic, I kinda wish it were more acceptable for people to die exploring space, now and then. This focus on absolute safety seems crippl
by hoseja 6y ago
While it is undoubtedly tragic, I kinda wish it were more acceptable for people to die exploring space, now and then. This focus on absolute safety seems crippling.
- hertzrat 6y agoAre you volunteering? People can be quick to offer other humans as sacrifices for some greater good
- throw123123123 6y agoThere are plenty of volunteers offering their life for a lot less - a whole army of them.
- jiofih 6y agoThe difference is you don’t need 20 years of training and multiple post-doc diplomas to join the army. Every loss there is insanely expensive in terms of human capital.
- hoseja 6y agoAnd they get into a LOT of preventable accidents, without anybody seeming to care very much.
- hertzrat 6y agoI think what you’re saying is true. I want to add that there are other armies of “volunteers” in other areas of life who didn’t actually volunteer in a fully free way
- upbeat_general 6y agoThere is an absolute focus on safety not just for manned missions. Spaceflight is expensive and any small fuckup can cause a loss of many many millions.
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- bluntfang 6y agoHave you considered the value that an astronaut represents? AFAIK, they are basically genetic anomalies along with extreme learned discipline and intelligence. They're like an asset. Replacement cost of an engineer in tech is estimated to something like 3x their pay, think about how much money it costs to replace an astronaut.