Would you embark on a trip to the space station if money were not an issue?
It's a dangerous trip, but may be worth the risk for some people.
Does anyone have any statistics as to the casualty rate for manned space flights?
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Would you embark on a trip to the space station if money were not an issue?
It's a dangerous trip, but may be worth the risk for some people.
Abso-Freakin-Lutely!!
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Originally Posted by freeztar
Does anyone have any statistics as to the casualty rate for manned space flights?
Here's a link on wiki, which is nice because it splits the data in a few ways (like where it happened and to whom). At the time of this posting, it doesn't reflect the SpaceshipOne accident yesterday.
To view our beautiful planet from that perspective is something I've always dreamed of doing.
The closest I've come is the 3-D IMAX movie about the ISS at the Kennedy Space Center and the Mission Space ride at Epcot. Those were pretty good but nowhere close to what I imagine the real experience to be like.
Sure, there's a risk. But sometimes in life you have to take a chance when it comes to doing something truly extraordinary.
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When what you believe is refuted by evidence, you are faced with a choice.
i put maybe but i think i would probably stay on earth. i love this planet...and i dont think that i could find anything in space that i love more. while it would be very cool to be one of the first to explore the frontier, i think i would much happier wathing people go and then having less people, cars and pollution here! yay!
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not to say I wouldnt be shaking in my boots on lift off - but I just couldnt pass up the oppertunity!
