[Taltarzac725]

Originally Posted by BrianL99

Apollo 13 returns to Earth | April 17, 1970 | HISTORY

These guys were Astronauts.

The recent female "Astronauts", were more like Drone "pilots" ... or maybe even "flight attendants".

Passengers seems to fit.

[Birdrm]

Originally Posted by BrianL99

Kind of an interesting article.


Blue Origin Crew Member Gayle King Is FED UP With People Dismissing Her Heroic 11-Minute Trip To Space As "Just A Ride" | Barstool Sports

If they are astronauts then I am a race car driver because I went 80mph on the turnpike!

[BobGraves]

Originally Posted by BrianL99

Kind of an interesting article.


Blue Origin Crew Member Gayle King Is FED UP With People Dismissing Her Heroic 11-Minute Trip To Space As "Just A Ride" | Barstool Sports

What was the "carbon footprint" for this "mission"/joyride?

[Joe C.]

OK ..... say what you want, but IMHO, she and the others just went for a ride. An expensive one for sure, but nonetheless, a publicity venture for the "all female" crew. I wonder when the "all trans" crew goes up. Just a stunt for attention.
And to label them "heroes"? Absolutely not, as a "hero" is one who immediately and without thought, puts himself/herself in extreme bodily danger to save the life of another.

[phylt]

Originally Posted by Taltarzac725

The stranded astronauts were covered all over the place and for many days. The women 11 minute or so journey into zero gravity was only covered over a few days. And one of those women is a prominent journalist.

sorry - not all over the place. as usual much of the "media" gave it passing interest and barely mentioned that SPACEX was responsible for the mission. wonder why?

[trishaf]

Wow that u tube was awesome! Thanks for sharing

[RozKay]

You are focused on the media lites on this trip. How about noting that one or two had advanced degrees in scientific domain, and one had experience at NASA. See we focus or the media focuses on the influencers, versus people who actually study and desire to do work in this domain. Say their names Aisha Bowe and Amanda Nguyen.

[5:00somewhere]

More like a theme park ride.

[jimhoward]

I think space tourism is great. Great experience for participants, and influx of money into the industry. I don’t know what they paid for their ride, but I’m sure it was in the millions.

They aren’t hero’s that’s ridiculous. And nobody is flying the thing, it’s a parabolic flight. But still experiencing several Gs of acceleration is not trivial. A few more safety briefings needed than other thrill rides.

[Topspinmo]

Originally Posted by Chamo

Who cares 🙄🙄🙄

agree, wonder if plastic surgery floats or injections in space? Is so those lips was probably out of control.

When you got everything on platter It was brave to go up, but not heroic.

[RcCalais]

Originally Posted by BrianL99

Kind of an interesting article.


Blue Origin Crew Member Gayle King Is FED UP With People Dismissing Her Heroic 11-Minute Trip To Space As "Just A Ride" | Barstool Sports

Responses were interesting, some seem jealous, envious, etc. Not everyone is the same thank goodness. Some feel a sense of accomplishment after a trip to Walmart.

[Topspinmo]

Originally Posted by 5:00somewhere

More like a theme park ride.

For filthy rich.

[Bill14564]

Originally Posted by phylt

sorry - not all over the place. as usual much of the "media" gave it passing interest and barely mentioned that SPACEX was responsible for the mission. wonder why?

Your confirmation bias is showing.

Bringing back the two stranded astronauts *was* all over the news. I don't watch the news yet I heard about it for days prior to the flight. I was sitting at a restaurant and heard cheers around the place as the capsule splashed down. If you didn't see it you weren't paying attention.

SpaceX was also all over the news for it, including the false claim that it was a rescue mission. A rescue mission would have brought them back sooner, in less than 286 days. It was reported in an article I can no longer find that the February return date was identified as far back as August 2024. February became March due to some problems at SpaceX but ultimately they came back as (re-)scheduled.

[Kenswing]

The things that people will argue and get upset about these days is truly amusing.

[Stu from NYC]

Space tourists yes, heroes no.

Great to have the opportunity to do this