Another: Uses the word "snowflake" when referencing people being squeamish about something perfectly normal that has never bothered them until they read it and the communal ritual of practiced disgust ensuing. States quite objectively, that's the cost of space travel. Another: makes light about a space-faring event. Their existence having made negligible difference in the total sum. They will each also not exist for almost all of eternity. Persons numbering barely more than zero next to, again, what have lived, what do live, and what will live. Of one species that thinks for no great reason particularly highly of itself. What contribution you make is personal, made to persons. We'll each live and die within a moment of time that barely existed in all of the billions of years past, let alone what will. While most people would like to -believe- that they have value, objectively speaking we are the grit you would feel on the surface of a moist rock held firmly in your hand, and each individually a dime a dozen. A guy making light of some things and contradicting others, and superficial people chastising him for doing so. I didn't notice any of his comments at first, so went back to see what the fuss was. Upvotes Follow Unfollow 2 years ago (edited) Dots Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017 ![]() But I will never forget the impact of that day and how it forever changed how I dealt with setbacks. A VP at the company called his good friend, the investigator I mentioned, and they called me to ket me know i had not contributed to the disaster. So for 3 days I thought I may have caused the problem and was quite distraught. ![]() How did I come by this info, I had worked on the TDRSS fuel and engine systems and when I was watching the launch, I realized immediately it was a pressure-based explosion. That investigator also worked Apollo One right out of college and told me that sad story. I believe he said the person behind had to do the activation, which implied 5 people were conscious. I actually worked on that mission and one of the lead investigators had told me that other than the pilot, copilot and last person in the seating arrangement, all o2 aux systems had been activated. Round attention Svg Vector Icons : Report.Upvotes Follow Unfollow 2 years ago Dots Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017
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