Aki Posted November 4, 2004 Report Share Posted November 4, 2004 I've always had it. I'm also scared to go on roller coasters. When I went to Disneyland, I refused to go on most of the rides, lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freethinker Posted November 4, 2004 Report Share Posted November 4, 2004 I have no fear of falling, just the sudden stop at the end! :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tormod Posted November 4, 2004 Report Share Posted November 4, 2004 Originally posted by: AkiWell I'm sort of scared to go on planes, so there's no way I'm going to survive on a rocket. I understand the feeling but statistically I think that the probability for survival is actually much better on a rocket or a space shuttle than on an airplane. At least if you look at how many people die in each accident that happens... Let's see...most deaths in space travel have happened during launch, of which almost all accidents happened before 1970, apart from the Challenger mission in 1986. There has been one fatal accident on re-entry (Columbia). Apart from that, no deaths. I'd say go to the Moon - nobody died in the Apollo missions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aki Posted November 7, 2004 Report Share Posted November 7, 2004 yeah, I see your point Tormod. But in those astronaut training course, I heard they put you onto crazy roller coasters... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddog Posted January 8, 2005 Report Share Posted January 8, 2005 Seems to be universal, I guess. Astrophysics was my first major. I got disgruntled whenI kept getting turned down where I wanted to go. In my time the ratio was a 1000-1 ingetting from accepted as a freshman in college to getting a position with a PhD inAstrophysics. It may be better now days. I then switched to physics. Work in Aerospacenow. I still have a passion for solving the ultimate riddle... :) I too wanted to be an astronaut when I was about 6. Yes, my nearsightedness was adetractor so I chose in high school to be a scientist. Maddog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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