He would. He knows it, I know it, his mother knows it. Ever since Challenger, hell, ever since we started shooting people above the atmosphere, for every astronaut's family there has always been the chance that your loved one won't come home.
I think it's a possibility you have to deal with long before it happens. I think from the moment an astronaut candidate enters the selection process, their families have to grapple with the fear of something like this.
If Brian could go up on the next one, he would. And I would watch him go, glad that he would be able to do such a wonderful thing. And if the worst happened I would mourn him, but I would be comforted by the fact that he died following his dreams.
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Date: 2003-02-01 09:40 am (UTC)I think it's a possibility you have to deal with long before it happens. I think from the moment an astronaut candidate enters the selection process, their families have to grapple with the fear of something like this.
If Brian could go up on the next one, he would. And I would watch him go, glad that he would be able to do such a wonderful thing. And if the worst happened I would mourn him, but I would be comforted by the fact that he died following his dreams.