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The discussion highlights an AMA with a NASA astronaut who recently returned from space, which gained significant attention from Discovery News. Key moments include the astronaut's thoughts during re-entry, where he expressed concern about the heat shield and parachutes rather than personal sentiments. His description of the descent likened it to "going over Niagara Falls in a barrel (that's on fire)." The conversation also touched on the risks of traveling to Mars, with the astronaut affirming the importance of such missions for humanity's future. Overall, the thread emphasizes the thrilling and perilous nature of space travel.
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Very interesting!
 
Discovery News picked this up, it's awesome how Viral it got.

Love the part about the descent back through the atmosphere.

-"What was going through your mind as you were coming back to earth?"
-Ron : "I hope the heat shield and parachutes work"
-"Huh, I was expecting something more like "I was looking forward to seeing my family again" but yeah, that would logically be going through my mind to. Was it a bumpy ride back?"
-Ron :"it was like going over Niagara Falls in a barrel (that's on fire) followed by a high speed crash"And about Mars which sparked a dino-debate.

-"Would you be willing to accept the enormous risks to travel to Mars? "
-Ron :"Yes for the same reason I accept the risk of flying to the ISS - because it is important for our future (if the dinosaurs had a space program they'd still be here)"
 

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