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On 2002-03-28 05:27, Argos wrote:
Do you mean that Laika, the first living being in space, had special talents? I don't think so.
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I don't either. If you read my post, you could probably figure out that Laika would be included along with Tito and Bass as a "space tourist" . . . she wasn't flying the thing, just along for the ride.
Space travel is certainly becoming more and more "commonplace" and more the kind of thing that "anybody can do." But if that's the case, then why are we even talking about the advantages of being a double-amputee?
Doesn't it seem kind of contradictory to say that the fact that special attributes are no longer necessary to be an astronaut is a contributing factor to why we should be focussing on people with specific special attributes?