Would you fly on the space shuttle if your wife had just been shot in the head?

[Anonymous]

he has two kids from a previous marriage. they are teens.

[Anonymous]

I find the ongoing reports of her positive recovery very inspiring. It is none of my business what decisions these two people make in terms of the future. I continue to pray for her and her family and hope they come out of all of this OK.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Children, me, husband, career. No god or country here.

Funny how you listed yourself before your husband.

[Anonymous]

Even her own mother, father, and sister say he should go. Whatever the judgy judgies on this site think, the people who know and love her are in agreement.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I would say it's not fair to ask us crusty old Dcum'ers since we would all be willingly blown bodily out of a rocket to get away from our spouse and kids for a few days. Okay maybe not right after DH had been shot in the head...but some of us have jobs where we've taken an oath to do it. And being an astronaut is more than just job, isn't it?

It is his duty.

. I agree-- he's an astronaut for goodness sake! More power to him!!