It's not just Indian space scientists: https://www.google.com/search?q=nasa+superstitions https://www.google.com/search?q=nasa+superstitions I guess when faced

It's not just Indian space scientists: https://www.google.com/search?q=nasa+superstitions https://www.google.com/search?q=nasa+superstitions I guess when faced with very high risk situations, people will do whatever helps deal with the pressure, no matter how illogical.