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 …
If something went wrong that was not instantly lethal (say they're stranded in transfer orbit with 18 months of supplies and no way to get home), there would be a crash program no matter what
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If it's a political issue with say, China, yes absolutely. If not, I'd put 50/50 odds on it.
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