Friday, December 16, 2022
A Warning
An uncontrolled leak from the Russian space capsule is a warning that space is hostile. Even a micrometeorite can put a system out of commission. No amount of PR nor propaganda can cover up the danger astronauts face. While space stations and trips to the moon are engineering and science marvels, they exist in an environment that can turn on them in an instant. Interviews with astronauts and publicity for space exploration concentrate on adventure. They rarely focus on the perils of leaving the atmosphere of the earth. The warning is coming at the right time with NASA eager to return to the moon. Once before, a NASA mission went wrong -- Apollo 13 -- and it was a feat bringing the astronauts home safely. There is no guarantee that it can't happen again.
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