Comments on: Yearlong mission on ISS reaches halfway point

By: Orion314

Orion314 — Wed, 16 Sep 2015 03:39:03 +0000

Bob,
Your points are bang on target..NASA used to be a “Can Do” ,” Balls-to-the-walls” outfit. Now, when it comes to manned space flight, NASA is so PC/pussifed as to be worthless.
A recourse might be to put the screws to NASA. How?
Step 1: remember HST
the American people got that political hack/quisling NASA director O’Keefe to recant, and the rescue mission went through.
2: Find someone with media access to interview the most boring Astronaut ever, Scott Kelly on one of NASA tv’s endless, tedious, weekly interviews, and put it to him, “Can you cowboy up for 14 months and set an all time on-orbit flight record” I bet he says yes so fast it would make the powers-that-be heads spin.
3. Start the same call-in/e-mail campaign that saved the HST….the USA used to break aerospace records every month..maybe we can again?
ClearDarkSkies!
mb

By: Robert Zimmerman

Robert Zimmerman — Tue, 15 Sep 2015 17:55:26 +0000

In reply to Cotour. The answer to both your questions is yes, but not on ISS. You should read my book, Leaving Earth.

By: Cotour

Cotour — Tue, 15 Sep 2015 16:51:55 +0000

Q: Has it ever been revealed if anyone who has been on the ISS and / or in space has ever had a panic attack or other psychological problems related to being in space or cooped up for such long periods in such an unnatural environment?

And have missions been cut short because of it?