Space is just an ocean, men died to cross it too.
Now we call it the earth, and look to cross the stars!
“Space is just an ocean, men died to cross it too.”
Back in the day, they just left and never came back. Today, we would get a hysterical 24/7 ringside commentary while they run out of oxygen. Even the Challenger explosion was over in an instant. This could take weeks or months.