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Leaving the spacecraft on the ground due to an emergency might require the escapee to be fully ambulatory, though.
by black6 5y ago
Leaving the spacecraft on the ground due to an emergency might require the escapee to be fully ambulatory, though.
- ceejayoz 5y agoYou 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 agoRunning on the track is not the same as climbing out of a cramped pressure vessel.
- ceejayoz 5y agoSure, 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.