Best example is probably the first one, back in May, 1961, where Alan Shepard's Mercury-Redstone flight, after numerous scrubs (which cost him being the first human in space), was delayed so much due to technical concerns that he eventually wound up peeing in his space suit.

Many politicos wanted John Glenn's orbital flight to take place in the same year as Gagarin's, but back then NASA resisted temptation and pressure, and made sure they did all they could to assure a successful mission, even though that meant Glenn's journey took place in 1962.

Re Capricorn One, as I always say to the CTs, it's a movie. The giveaway re it's not being science is that Capricornus is the constellation, whereas "Capricorn" is an astrological sign. Another way of sending the message that this movie, like astrology, is baloney.

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