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Hurley is going to be the "Spacecraft Commander" as mentioned in the article. The parent comment also indicates that they will be bringing the flag/memorial/tok

Hurley is going to be the "Spacecraft Commander" as mentioned in the article. The parent comment also indicates that they will be bringing the flag/memorial/token back. I'm not sure what "large implicit assumptions" you are referring too.

jacquesm 6y ago
- mission not being scrubbed for a variety of possible reasons - mission commander not being changed - rocket not blowing up on the pad - rocket reaching correct orbit - mission not being completed, for instance docking issues - everything that could possibly go wrong on the return flight Really, the ease with which everybody seems to assume that this will go off without a hitch is impressive, this is not exactly walking to the corner store to pick up a small parcel.
- martythemaniak 6y ago
  Why do you assume people assumed that? I mean, these are things that apply to every human spaceflight on any rocket in any country. Imagine if anytime anyone spoke about spaceflight, they saw fit to include a giant disclaimer of everything that could go wrong. We'd all just end up sounding like drug commercials.
- dnautics 6y ago
  I feel like you missed the biggest risk these days: failure of preflight quarantine.
- hanniabu 6y ago
  You must be real fun at parties..... Friend: I'm going to grab more drinks from the store You: There are several very large assumptions implicit in that sentence Friend: ? You: Your car can break down, you can get in an accident on the way there, the store can be robbed and you can get shot, you may get a call about your parents dying on the way, a meteor may strike and kills us all...
  - sitkack 6y ago
    I would love to party at jacquesm, we could talk about all the ways that civilization is a rube goldberg machine.
- philwelch 6y ago
  > walking to the corner store to pick up a small parcel * You could sprain your ankle and not make it * The parcel might have been stolen by a robber * The corner store might be on fire * Feral dogs might chase you to the other side of town
  - gibolt 6y ago
    You forgot falling space debris
- Koshkin 6y ago
  One (unmanned) mission has already been accomplished without a hitch.
martythemaniak 6y ago
He means that flight or its currently designated commander may not make it to the ISS for various reasons. I don't think those are "large" assumptions, they're pretty standard things that can go wrong with every flight. Not that useful to have to enumerate them every time anyone talks about spaceflight.

jacquesm 6y ago

- mission not being scrubbed for a variety of possible reasons - mission commander not being changed - rocket not blowing up on the pad - rocket reaching correct orbit - mission not being completed, for instance docking issues - everything that could possibly go wrong on the return flight Really, the ease with which everybody seems to assume that this will go off without a hitch is impressive, this is not exactly walking to the corner store to pick up a small parcel.

martythemaniak 6y ago
Why do you assume people assumed that? I mean, these are things that apply to every human spaceflight on any rocket in any country. Imagine if anytime anyone spoke about spaceflight, they saw fit to include a giant disclaimer of everything that could go wrong. We'd all just end up sounding like drug commercials.
dnautics 6y ago
I feel like you missed the biggest risk these days: failure of preflight quarantine.
hanniabu 6y ago
You must be real fun at parties..... Friend: I'm going to grab more drinks from the store You: There are several very large assumptions implicit in that sentence Friend: ? You: Your car can break down, you can get in an accident on the way there, the store can be robbed and you can get shot, you may get a call about your parents dying on the way, a meteor may strike and kills us all...
- sitkack 6y ago
  I would love to party at jacquesm, we could talk about all the ways that civilization is a rube goldberg machine.
philwelch 6y ago
> walking to the corner store to pick up a small parcel * You could sprain your ankle and not make it * The parcel might have been stolen by a robber * The corner store might be on fire * Feral dogs might chase you to the other side of town
- gibolt 6y ago
  You forgot falling space debris
Koshkin 6y ago
One (unmanned) mission has already been accomplished without a hitch.

martythemaniak 6y ago

He means that flight or its currently designated commander may not make it to the ISS for various reasons. I don't think those are "large" assumptions, they're pretty standard things that can go wrong with every flight. Not that useful to have to enumerate them every time anyone talks about spaceflight.