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0 pointsremarkEon6y ago0 comments

Im not disagreeing with you, I suppose, but we did do this before with a lot less sophisticated systems and a lot more manual control. It stands to reason that, given proper training, a pilot of one of these spacecraft could identify a problem and switch to manual.

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avmich6y ago

A good spacecraft would allow transportation of injured or incapacitated crew, so fully automatic landing is definitely desirable.

m4rtink6y ago

Sure, but that's different from a simpler spacecraft that simply does not have such automated systems, affecting crew training accordingly.

Having one that has sophisticated automation which you need to constantly monitor in case it tries to kill you due to a simple programming error is not really comparable I'm afraid.

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avmich6y ago

A good spacecraft would allow transportation of injured or incapacitated crew, so fully automatic landing is definitely desirable.

m4rtink6y ago

Sure, but that's different from a simpler spacecraft that simply does not have such automated systems, affecting crew training accordingly.

Having one that has sophisticated automation which you need to constantly monitor in case it tries to kill you due to a simple programming error is not really comparable I'm afraid.

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