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Cochran was simply insane. I credit her success to a pathological lack of fear, and an amazing teacher in Chuck Yeager.
by rpmisms 1y ago
Cochran was simply insane. I credit her success to a pathological lack of fear, and an amazing teacher in Chuck Yeager.
- WalterBright 1y agoWas Neil Armstrong insane, too? He later remarked that he figured his odds of surviving were 50-50. I think he was being optimistic.
- rpmisms 1y agoMany Great people are batshit. Chuck Yeager certainly was.
- WalterBright 1y agoYup. I read Yeager's autobiography. A life very well lived.
- caycep 1y agoThese people basically have no amygdala
- WalterBright 1y agoDuring the moon landing, when Neil took over the descent from the failed computer, Aldrin's heart rate went through the roof. Armstrong's remained steady. NASA picked exactly the right man for the job.
- richwater 1y agoIt's not really fair comparison. Being the actor is very different than being an observer.
- WalterBright 1y agoLanding the LEM required the full active cooperation of both.
- ivanech 1y agoAmrstrong’s heart rate spiked to >150bpm during the moon landing, more than double his resting heart rate
- WalterBright 1y agoI read otherwise. So I'm conflicted.