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From the Cambridge dictionary: > Rescue: to help someone or something out of a dangerous, harmful, or unpleasant situation. These are professional, paid astro
by manuelmoreale 2y ago
From the Cambridge dictionary:
> Rescue: to help someone or something out of a dangerous, harmful, or unpleasant situation.
These are professional, paid astronaut. They both have decades of experience and both have experience being up in space.
If I were to bet they’re probably happy to spend more time on the ISS because I doubt they have many more missions left to do in their careers.
They’re in no danger. There’s no harm done to them.
- IshKebab 2y agoOf course there is danger. They're in space! Even when things are going to plan it's dangerous.
- manuelmoreale 2y agoIf that is your reasoning then they might as well “rescue” all the other astronaut on board the ISS and shut the entire thing down. You’re not rescuing someone from a danger that was already there and part of the mission. Them being “stuck” for a few more months doesn’t make them “in danger” If they weren’t up there now two different astronauts would be up instead of them. And it would be part of a regular mission. Those would not need to be “rescued”
- kevin_thibedeau 2y agoThey were in danger because the Crew-8 escape plan exposed them to elevated risk on descent without proper seating or suits that could be connected to the capsule. A loss of pressure would kill them.