[AirForceVet1988]

"I marvel at the ignorance and stupidity on display here. I guess everyone posting on thread is better qualified than Mark Kelly to be commander of a space shuttle mission. Or maybe they’re only qualified to sneer and take petty personal pot shots at two people who are their fellow Americans."

Well said, La Enchiladita. Well said.

Best wishes to both of them.

[GraceCoolidge]

You know, in all the discussions I’ve seen of this issue, no one really seems to be asking about the possible thoughts of other crew members. I’m sure they are not permitted to make known their opinion, but if I were the family of another crew member, I’d be concerned about a commander (or any member of the crew) with such an obvious distraction from the mission. Shouldn’t that weigh into the decision? I suspect NASA would not want the huge public relations black eye that would come from actually removing him— do you think they were hoping he would step down?

[La Enchiladita]

Best wishes to both of them.

Thank you. I feel the same.