How Jeremy Hansen trains for space — including the worst-case scenario.
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Jeremy Hansen knows the risks that come with travelling into deep space. Ahead of NASA’s Artemis II mission around the moon, the Canadian astronaut tells The...

He’s the Canadian crew member for Artemis 2, which could be just 25 days away.

I can’t personally remember any occasion when an active astronaut was this blunt, except a few months ago where he said the same kind of thing to a room full of children! (At some point during this IIRC.)

I’m guessing these kinds of risks are foremost on his mind. (Here’s a critic’s summary of much of the criticism of Orion. Haven’t read it myself, just heard the writer discuss some of it on a podcast.)

  • jqubed@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    16 days ago

    I hadn’t seen that article from Berger, that he was actually brought in to observe the meeting Isaacman held after being appointed. Fascinating stuff.

    • burble@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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      15 days ago

      Yeah, that’s a great move for public trust. Granted, that’s probably a total of a few thousand nerds sweating about heat shield damage. But we appreciate it!