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Originally Posted by JD10367
Your implication is that NASA is simply incompetent, and doesn't "fix" the tile problem because they're stupid? Again, if they had a better system, they'd be using it.
And what's the alternative? Should we halt space exploration until we come up with a "safe" method? There is no such thing. Should we stop flying because some planes have crashed lately? Stop driving our cars because so many people die in auto accidents? It ain't easy being human. We can't sit in our caves and whimper. We go out and do some crazy shit, and sometimes some of us die in the process. That's sort of how we do things as a race. It's what got us on sailing ships, and it's what got us exploring jungles and mountaintops and deep sea and space. "To go where no one has gone before" and all that crap.
And, not to speak for the astronauts but, I'm pretty sure they knew the risks when they took the job. Like a firefighter, policeman, member of the military, deep-sea fisherman, construction worker, or anyone else who chooses a hazardous job. I honor them for it, and applaud them for it, and if something bad befalls them I will mourn for it... but the astronauts aren't exactly clueless morons who were forced into their job. They know what they get into when they sit on top of the world's largest Roman candle.
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Why am I the only ****ing person on this thread gets gigged for criticizing NASA? I just can't understand why the most brilliant minds on the planet are endlessly baffled by this tile issue. And I want to know where the breakthroughs and accomplishments that once so completely awed and inspired us went, because lately all we hear about is them patting themselves on the back for fixing broken stuff.
And I never said we should stop exploring, nor did I say anything bad about the astronauts themselves, so you can shove that rah rah lecture of yours.
