[bravetraveler]

Stuff like this is so politically loaded it's hard to say. Defending from at least 12 different angles!

Were it me, I'd be conflicted for the obvious reasons. Yay, more time in space. Can do the rare part. Oh no, more time in space - danger.

I'm not an astronaut though - they've been selected for certain behavior

[throwup238]

> Oh no, more time in space - danger.

Has anyone ever died in space (as in above the von Karman line)? The danger is on launch and reentry, which is the risk this delay is trying to mitigate.

Even the worst space accident (Apollo 13) ended up returning safely.

[meatmanek]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soyuz_11

The mission ended in disaster when the crew capsule depressurised during preparations for re-entry, killing the three-person crew.[9] The three crew members of Soyuz 11 are the only humans to have died in space.[b][10]

[bravetraveler]

Yea, that's a fair point - not many. It's more of a "monkey brain" response than anything. In orbit you're high off the ground but not really falling... at it, you know?

edit: I may trust the vessel but state changes are where the devil works

[pigeons]

There is also the danger of having a shorter lifespan because of the damage and stress on the body that the extended time in space brings.

[verzali]

Well no, but space is dangerous. Reentry and launch may be more dangerous, but we still go to enormous efforts to keep astronauts in space safe.