6 and a half minutes of "terror"...

[Minimalist]

https://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/#public

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The word "hero" has lost all meaning since 9-11.

In the media, maybe.

More among politicians.

[BrianSoddingBoru4]

And posters to internet message boards.

Boru

[Gawdzilla Sama]

Two weeks ago one of my cousins, a young man of 19, was intercepted by police screaming down a country road after midnight on his Harley. He had his 1.5 year old son along, riding on the tank. Neither one had a helmet on. I think he is a hero. He was doing heart thumps on his son while dashing for the hospital. His phone wasn't working, so no ambulance call. The cops figured this out and escorted him in. Kid's okay, they hope he will grow out of this problem with time.

I got that info from another cousin, one of the county mounties involved.

[BrianSoddingBoru4]

Two weeks ago one of my cousins, a young man of 19, was intercepted by police screaming down a country road after midnight on his Harley. He had his 1.5 year old son along, riding on the tank. Neither one had a helmet on. I think he is a hero. He was doing heart thumps on his son while dashing for the hospital. His phone wasn't working, so no ambulance call. The cops figured this out and escorted him in. Kid's okay, they hope he will grow out of this problem with time.

I got that info from another cousin, one of the county mounties involved.

Yup, that qualifies.

Boru

[LastPoet]

Two weeks ago one of my cousins, a young man of 19, was intercepted by police screaming down a country road after midnight on his Harley. He had his 1.5 year old son along, riding on the tank. Neither one had a helmet on. I think he is a hero. He was doing heart thumps on his son while dashing for the hospital. His phone wasn't working, so no ambulance call. The cops figured this out and escorted him in. Kid's okay, they hope he will grow out of this problem with time.

I got that info from another cousin, one of the county mounties involved.

I hear ya. When I was 14, my sister was having an epilectic seizure. My father wasn't there, so I took the car, since my mom couldn't drive. I turned on the 4 blinkers and dashed to the nearer hospital. At some point we were intercepted by cops and they understood (I guess they didn't realize my age) and scouted ahead of us to the entrance of the hospital ER. Phew. they didn't got me.

[tackattack]

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Nowt to do with grenades or bloodshed. Every single parent holding down two jobs is a hero.  The teacher who dips into his own pocket to make sure the kids have the necessaries to learn is a hero. People who make a living running INTO burning buildings are heroes.

Can you please tell me what is heroic about sitting in climate controlled lab figuring out the payload specs for a space probe qualifies as heroic?

Boru

I really hate the bullshit that every "hero" is always about sweat. Evolution isn't about all brawn. The thinkers, can be those whom use their intellect for ill as well. If our species never questioned anything we'd still be using the pony express.

Again, understanding the universe also helps us understand our planet, and our own existence.

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And my mother who was a lifetime teacher also worked in a climate controlled setting.

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If it were not for engineers and scientists the Apollo 13 3 would not have made it home.

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They wouldn't have made it up there either, who's they... the hero commanders and pilots that risked their lives trusting what those people doing their job did.

[Brian37]

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I really hate the bullshit that every "hero" is always about sweat. Evolution isn't about all brawn. The thinkers, can be those whom use their intellect for ill as well. If our species never questioned anything we'd still be using the pony express.

Again, understanding the universe also helps us understand our planet, and our own existence.

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And my mother who was a lifetime teacher also worked in a climate controlled setting.

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If it were not for engineers and scientists the Apollo 13 3 would not have made it home.

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They wouldn't have made it up there either, who's they... the hero commanders and pilots that risked their lives trusting what those people doing their job did.

"I did it all by myself" is a myth. Nobody ever does it all by themselves. Those pilots had to have teachers long before they made the decision to risk their lives.

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RIGHT NOW ON THE SCIENCE CHANNEL 2:45PM EDT entry of Mars probe!

[BrianSoddingBoru4]

They wouldn't have made it up there either, who's they... the hero commanders and pilots that risked their lives trusting what those people doing their job did.

"I did it all by myself" is a myth. Nobody ever does it all by themselves. Those pilots had to have teachers long before they made the decision to risk their lives.

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RIGHT NOW ON THE SCIENCE CHANNEL 2:45PM EDT entry of Mars probe!

Off point. I’d still like an answer to my question, Brian.

Boru

[polymath257]

Hurray! It landed!

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Hell to the yeah!

[Brian37]

MARS PROBE LANDED!