Seems to be a historical event in space flight to me, after all its been a one way ticket since the 60’s. Launch and cross your fingers nothing goes wrong.

It makes a difference to the closs your eyes and cover your ears and say "I didn't see a thing" if something goes wrong!:up:

I remember reading Gene Krantz's autobiography. He, and many others, were shocked that the US did not lose a single astronaut on a space mission until after Apollo. The Apollo 204 test not with standing.

in Chris Kraft's book, he said it was assumed, but not talked about that some of the Mercury flights would end up in disaster.

We were lucky. We were lucky because NASA knew how to manage spacecraft design, construction, assembly, and operations.

Luck seems to favour those who prepare. :up: