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I am very not brave but I'd volunteer. The trip is far more awesome than anything I have planned for the rest of my life. And if the shield fails on reentry it

I am very not brave but I'd volunteer. The trip is far more awesome than anything I have planned for the rest of my life. And if the shield fails on reentry it would only hurt for a few seconds. So if the crew and the backups and their backups read this and have second thoughts, ping me.

dataflow 7mo ago
> I am very not brave but I'd volunteer. >> Artemis II could fly just as easily without astronauts on board
- healthworker 7mo ago
  I think they were saying they would sign up just for the experience, even if it's unnecessary to the program.
  - dataflow 7mo ago
    But that was exactly the point I was responding to, no? If NASA was fine with skipping the astronauts, then they would just send it unmanned, not find a random volunteer.
    - DoctorOetker 7mo ago
      especially not one that may chicken out ( "very not brave" ) and destroy the cabin from the inside out by any means necessary (bashing at walls, pissing in cracks, etc.)
oulu2006 7mo ago
This is an interesting comment -- your life is precious brother, you might have something in store down the road :)
- gedy 7mo ago
  Depending on one's age, maybe not honestly? (Not the OP)
  - bertylicious 7mo ago
    In your opinion: at what age does someone become unworthy of life?
    - gedy 7mo ago
      That’s definitely not my point, what I meant was it’s not unreasonable for someone who’s older - maybe children have grown, at our nearing retirement, etc. - why not take a risk to fly to space?
  - wiseowise 7mo ago
    If they’re that age, they’re not qualified to be in the crew anyway.
    - qingcharles 7mo ago
      John Glenn was 77 when he flew on the Space Shuttle...
- VoodooJuJu 7mo ago
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dundarious 7mo ago
Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori
- _qib3 7mo ago
  the old lie
  - lostlogin 7mo ago
    The young die.
- wiseowise 7mo ago
  I wonder how many young minds were twisted by old hypocrites.
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- Der_Einzige 7mo ago
  I too played rome total war!
  - dundarious 7mo ago
    I haven't, but I read the Wilfred Owen poem about young men dying for nothing in WW1.
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lostlogin 7mo ago
My theory is that this is something I’d say/do aged 20, and laugh at aged 60. I’m slightly closer to 60 and am into the ‘No’ zone.
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bertylicious 7mo ago
I'm sure the other astronauts are really looking forward to fly with a person showing signs of suicidal ideation.
- phantom784 7mo ago
  I read this as "accepting a risk of death in exchange for getting to have the incredible experience of flying to the Moon", not that they want to die.
  - tgv 7mo ago
    There are different outlooks on risk, but the attitude can certainly be described as cavalier towards life, and may signal something stronger.
- Havoc 7mo ago
  Suicide ideation and someone willing to take massive risks for something awesome are very different things
  - Waterluvian 7mo ago
    I'm sure the other astronauts are really looking forward to fly with a person showing signs of tolerating massive risks.
    - Havoc 7mo ago
      Each and every one of them is fully aware that it’s a massive risk and has made their peace with that. You’re getting strapped to a giant rocket. It’s inherently dangerous
      - Waterluvian 7mo ago
        I don’t actually think astronauts take massive risks. They take massively well-understood and meticulously mitigated risks. Maybe this is a perspective or semantics thing, but I think it’s distinct and important. They’re not Mavericks they’re Icemans.
Dr_Incelheimer 7mo ago
HN generally skews towards the life-affirming/death-fearing quadrant so I don't think many will relate to you here. It still seems safer than being in an active warzone which hundreds of millions of people somehow manage to tolerate.
poulpy123 7mo ago
You would probably not IRL and if you would anyway it would just mean you're not qualified for the flight. Nasa needs smart people who wants to live and succeed their mission, not people who are ok to die because muh space exploration

dataflow 7mo ago

> I am very not brave but I'd volunteer. >> Artemis II could fly just as easily without astronauts on board

healthworker 7mo ago
I think they were saying they would sign up just for the experience, even if it's unnecessary to the program.
- dataflow 7mo ago
  But that was exactly the point I was responding to, no? If NASA was fine with skipping the astronauts, then they would just send it unmanned, not find a random volunteer.
  - DoctorOetker 7mo ago
    especially not one that may chicken out ( "very not brave" ) and destroy the cabin from the inside out by any means necessary (bashing at walls, pissing in cracks, etc.)

oulu2006 7mo ago

This is an interesting comment -- your life is precious brother, you might have something in store down the road :)

gedy 7mo ago
Depending on one's age, maybe not honestly? (Not the OP)
- bertylicious 7mo ago
  In your opinion: at what age does someone become unworthy of life?
  - gedy 7mo ago
    That’s definitely not my point, what I meant was it’s not unreasonable for someone who’s older - maybe children have grown, at our nearing retirement, etc. - why not take a risk to fly to space?
- wiseowise 7mo ago
  If they’re that age, they’re not qualified to be in the crew anyway.
  - qingcharles 7mo ago
    John Glenn was 77 when he flew on the Space Shuttle...
VoodooJuJu 7mo ago
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dundarious 7mo ago

Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori

_qib3 7mo ago
the old lie
- lostlogin 7mo ago
  The young die.
wiseowise 7mo ago
I wonder how many young minds were twisted by old hypocrites.
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Der_Einzige 7mo ago
I too played rome total war!
- dundarious 7mo ago
  I haven't, but I read the Wilfred Owen poem about young men dying for nothing in WW1.

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lostlogin 7mo ago

My theory is that this is something I’d say/do aged 20, and laugh at aged 60. I’m slightly closer to 60 and am into the ‘No’ zone.

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bertylicious 7mo ago

I'm sure the other astronauts are really looking forward to fly with a person showing signs of suicidal ideation.

phantom784 7mo ago
I read this as "accepting a risk of death in exchange for getting to have the incredible experience of flying to the Moon", not that they want to die.
- tgv 7mo ago
  There are different outlooks on risk, but the attitude can certainly be described as cavalier towards life, and may signal something stronger.
Havoc 7mo ago
Suicide ideation and someone willing to take massive risks for something awesome are very different things
- Waterluvian 7mo ago
  I'm sure the other astronauts are really looking forward to fly with a person showing signs of tolerating massive risks.
  - Havoc 7mo ago
    Each and every one of them is fully aware that it’s a massive risk and has made their peace with that. You’re getting strapped to a giant rocket. It’s inherently dangerous
    - Waterluvian 7mo ago
      I don’t actually think astronauts take massive risks. They take massively well-understood and meticulously mitigated risks. Maybe this is a perspective or semantics thing, but I think it’s distinct and important. They’re not Mavericks they’re Icemans.

Dr_Incelheimer 7mo ago

HN generally skews towards the life-affirming/death-fearing quadrant so I don't think many will relate to you here. It still seems safer than being in an active warzone which hundreds of millions of people somehow manage to tolerate.

poulpy123 7mo ago

You would probably not IRL and if you would anyway it would just mean you're not qualified for the flight. Nasa needs smart people who wants to live and succeed their mission, not people who are ok to die because muh space exploration