Chonor that I also tried to book a place on the spacecraft of Blue OriginJeff Bezos’ company who, on April 14, sent his wife and five other ladies, for sixteen minutes, in space. To dissuade me (for now) was the “fully refundable deposit from $ 150 thousand”requested in the registration phase (and here I appeal to the foresight of my director).
But also the spacecraft in elasticized fellifugo elasticized neoprenedesigned by the partner of the founder of Amazon, Lauren Sanchez, specially for the first female crew: a uniform that leaves no room for the imagination, let’s say. But that, according to Sanchez, at the sidereal space he donated “a touch of panache”.
Never as much as the enthusiastic shouts launched by the six in-capsulars, once gravity-zero has been reachedwhen they were able to undo the belts and float in the spacecraft, appreciating their lightness and the landscape from the portholes. The poor people, so to speak, have been covered with criticism once retouched soil.
Antonella Baccaro (photo by Carlo Vangeri Gilbert).
And in fact it was played inappropriate to hear that the flight was a demonstration of the female empowermentif it is true that to be part of it, it was necessary to be chosen by Sanchez. And even more irritating was the insistence with which the correspondent who received the crew outside the spacecraft called the “astronaut” travelers. Stuff to make those who, to really become so, have faced studies and sacrifices.
The female crew of the Blue Origin mission
After that, let me say that Precisely because they were beginners, subjected only to a few days of training, it took courage. A little was understood by seeing the flames that enveloped the rocket at the start. But more impressive it was to hear their screams at take -off, while the speed increased and when the rocket took place, leaving it hanging on nothing.
Worse still was the rolling descent, which ended with a bang on the texas desert bar. Sanchez, like almost all his companions, tried unnecessarily to hide the tears, with this implicitly admitting that not joy it was but fear. Now that I think about it, maybe I will do better to postpone.
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