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Titan sub: crew have died after catastrophic loss of pressure chamber, US Coast Guard confirms (www.theguardian.com)
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[–] 5 points 3 years ago* (1 child)

It's sad but ultimately this is the kind of thing that can happen when you explore the frontiers of humanity's reach. People die every year climbing Mount Everest. It's inevitable that space tourism will eventually result in tragic accidents. I applaud these people for their bravery and passion to push forward the means by which we explore our world. I hope that future explorers are able to learn from the mistakes that were made and that future endeavors will be safer because of it.

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  • [–] 8 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    The endeavors were already relatively safe. These people pushed the envelope on how unsafe they could make it. There were warning signs, red flags, and a whistleblower.

    What they've likely done is set back this type of exploration.

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  • [–] 4 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) (1 child)

    People keep calling this “exploration” and the people on board “explorers”. The Titanic is the most well-documented shipwreck in history. The site has been picked over by countless dive teams, scientists, engineers, oceanographers and historians. There is nothing left to discover. Let’s call them what they were: rich tourists whose hubris made them think they were invincible but actually lead to their pointless, avoidable deaths and a search operation that will likely cost American, Canadian, French and British taxpayers millions.

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