Any shot into space is by definition a suicide mission, so many things can go wrong. Shatner is 90 and and is having the time of his life, I am sure he has taught out all the risks and decided to go in any event, anyone who goes up knows the risks. I would not belittle anyone who is doing this. We have been fortunate to have a long safety record like we have in this endeavor. God Speed Bill, wish I were with you.
He’s in tears describing it. I hope this gets more common place and cheaper fairly quickly.
I could not agree more. Manned spaceflight requires courage even in 2021.