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The difference today is that the astronaut with the broken neck would be front page news for every minute of the hours/days/weeks it took to get them home, and
by gibspaulding 4y ago
The difference today is that the astronaut with the broken neck would be front page news for every minute of the hours/days/weeks it took to get them home, and far longer if they die. Bad press is bad for funding, especially in a democratic country.
- kwhitefoot 4y ago> the astronaut with the broken neck would be front page news for every minute of the hours/days/weeks Only while the thing is rare.
- im3w1l 4y agoA brave explorer dying the martyr death to advance humanity. Give him a hero's funeral and give generous pensions to his relatives. Suddenly it sounds like a sales pitch. Well, to some.