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ecstatic

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3. 2 to 3 years sounds like a prison sentence. First, the person has

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Fri Sep 15, 2017, 03:45 AM

Sep 2017

to love what they do, but I don't think that's enough to get through 2+ years in isolation. I'm not trying to be offensive, but maybe they can setup a volunteer astronaut training program for model prisoners and offer that opportunity to people who prefer being in space over prison?

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NASA space psychology subjects ending 8 months of isolation [View all] TexasTowelie Sep 2017 OP

I would be a very poor subject. Rhiannon12866 Sep 2017 #1

Due to Senator Ted Cruz's position on the Senate Science Subcomitte, he has some oversight with NASA Warren DeMontague Sep 2017 #2

The Cruz Pleasure Package* Achilleaze Sep 2017 #6

Cruz Pleasure is an oxymoron Warren DeMontague Sep 2017 #8

2 to 3 years sounds like a prison sentence. First, the person has ecstatic Sep 2017 #3

These are people who are extremely dedicated and believe in what they're doing, and why. Warren DeMontague Sep 2017 #4

I don't think it's possible due to psychological obstacles ecstatic Sep 2017 #5

I'm not trying to soft-pedal the challenges, don't get me wrong. Warren DeMontague Sep 2017 #7

I knew someone who would gladly go. Ilsa Sep 2017 #9

There will always be those willing Achilleaze Sep 2017 #10

But...this is what they're studying. WhiskeyGrinder Sep 2017 #11