Jeremy Hansen doesn't want to die in space, but he's ready for the possibility

https://youtu.be/K6p5rhKm8ps

He's the Canadian crew member for Artemis 2, which could be just 25 days away.

I can't personally remember any occasion when an active astronaut was this blunt, except a few months ago where he said the same kind of thing to a room full of children! (At some point during this IIRC.)

I'm guessing these kinds of risks are foremost on his mind. (Here's a critic's summary of much of the criticism of Orion. Haven't read it myself, just heard the writer discuss some of it on a podcast.)

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jqubed@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 224d (1 reply)

I hadn’t seen that article from Berger, that he was actually brought in to observe the meeting Isaacman held after being appointed. Fascinating stuff.

burble@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 5 pts · 223d

Yeah, that's a great move for public trust. Granted, that's probably a total of a few thousand nerds sweating about heat shield damage. But we appreciate it!

ptfrd@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 214d

just heard the writer discuss some of it on a podcast

This was it. Not actually a podcast. He thinks the LoC probability is 10%. https://youtu.be/10zW384XuoE?t=25m39s