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NeoGreen

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9. I guess I admire her...
Mon Dec 7, 2015, 12:30 PM
Dec 2015

...for her bravery and lack of fear, which has allowed us more understanding.

Yes, she paid a price as an individual, but humanity gained much understanding from her bravery.

Should we have stopped manned space exploration after the Apollo 1 disaster?

Because of the higher risk of death in the process of exploration?

I would not say that everyone must accept that level of risk, but I would allow anyone who is brave enough to reach for new knowledge to do so as they please (within certain caveats, provisos, exemptions and reasonable limits of course...yes I hedge...)

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I guess I read a stress on the word... NeoGreen Dec 2015 #8
Its only that way by modern standards. Promethean Dec 2015 #10
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I guess I admire her... NeoGreen Dec 2015 #9
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