Re: Are Astronauts Heroes?
Ok, the first bunch of astronauts I can see as being heroic. Those must have been very uncertain times and yeah a whole new science. But the new crop I'm just not sure about. I know a bunch of people who have told me they would do it in a heartbeat, just to be able to say they did it. Just for the rush. Ask anyone around you. 50% of your friends will tell you that they'd go up in that shuttle in a heartbeat. I think it makes them more daredevils than heroes. I guess I sort of look at astronauts as scientists or engineers. I'm pretty sure that every one of the new crop is convinced they will make it back to earth safely.
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