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I don't care for this sort of discrimination. What if the guy with no legs is also the best for the job? You're gonna exclude 'em "just because"?

• ISL 5y ago
  In space, legs are not required. To get out of a gravity well, being light is good.
  • black6 5y ago
    Leaving the spacecraft on the ground due to an emergency might require the escapee to be fully ambulatory, though.
    • ceejayoz 5y ago
      You can lack legs and be fully ambulatory. (And murdery, but that's beside the point here.) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_Pistorius https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_Pistorius
      • FrojoS 5y ago
        Running on the track is not the same as climbing out of a cramped pressure vessel.
        • ceejayoz 5y ago
          Sure, and if NASA can't find a way for an amputee to safely do that, they'll disqualify them for flight. Some people with fully functional legs fail the egress tests, too. They should be given a chance to prove the ability, rather than being dismissed out of hand.
  • dahfizz 5y ago
    > In space, legs are not required. Maybe not a hard requirement, but they are very useful. Scott Kelly talks about the hard callouses he had on his feet because you end up using your feet to navigate and hook yourself into place a lot. https://www.businessinsider.com/scott-kelly-weirdest-thing-year-in-space-2016-2 https://www.businessinsider.com/scott-kelly-weirdest-thing-y...