Same, I'm torn. Regarding the Van Allen radiation belts, I've read that they're reduced near the poles or something, and the arranged the trajectory to pass through this.
I've read that they're reduced near the poles or something, and the arranged the trajectory to pass through this.
Right, I read this too- they were able to pull off this extremely precise stuff... back in the fucking 50s? And they can't replicate it now? With how much technology has improved in EVERY FIELD, they should be able to arrange a trajectory for another successful moon landing without turning their astronauts into cancerous lumps before they reach space... so why haven't they done so? Why just go to the moon one time?
Space is definitely not fake, possibly gay though. I think the landing was staged as an act of propaganda against the Soviets.
All the safety regulations and REEEEing over people dying in space maybe makes the risk too much now. Back then they could take risks.
That sounds like Occam's Razor to me. Is there legislation or something regarding this, not allowing people to voluntarily fly into space passed a certain point? It sounds odd to me.
Astronauts absolutely know they could fucking die on routine missions. No different from being a pilot, soldier, cop, welder, oil rigger, etc.. If the crew is voluntarily doing it, wtf is the problem!? Ugh I hate space politics. Imagine how much worse politics will be if we make contact with a sentient species like tomorrow.
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