It's weird how Apollo 13 has been remembered as a triumph of human space flight, when it is really the best argument against it. Put briefly, the problem is this: no one is willing to leave astronauts to die in space, no matter what the cost of saving them. Which is human of us!https://twitter.com/apollo_50th/status/1249897335171104770 …
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The Martian is (excellent) fiction.
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Did you think I mistook it for a historical novel? The point of citing it is that it has a psychologically realistic response to a scenario where someone is marooned. If you think it's unrealistic, then I'll cite the Thai cave kids or your favorite set of trapped miners on Earth
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