Posted by Championship_Vinyl at l1.wpalaw.org on January 23, 2004 at 13:45:36:
In Reply to: Probably wasn't meant to be serious... posted by Strictly Skewed on January 23, 2004 at 13:37:27:
Do you have any idea what it takes mentally, physically and emotionally to be an astronaut?
And you're insane if you think space travel is anything even remotely "safe," even with every available attempt to make it so.
Granted, the word 'hero' is thrown around a little too liberally these days, I totally give you that. But at the same time, you're one crazy-brave motherfucker if you get anywhere near a space shuttle in flight and live to tell about it.