I thought this tweet exchange with Chris Hadfield* summed it up perfectly for me:
Chris Hadfield@Cmdr_Hadfield
If you have any questions about rocket launches, please ask away - I’ve flown 3
Mohammed Hayat @MoHayat
Do you listen to “rocket man” as you launch? If not, how boring is it while waiting to launch?
Chris Hadfield@Cmdr_Hadfield
Ummm ... we fly the rocket ship. The opposite of boring.
* - a retired Canadian astronaut who was the first Canadian to walk in space. An engineer and former Royal Canadian Air Force fighter pilot, Hadfield has flown two space shuttle missions and served as commander of the International Space Station.
Chris Hadfield@Cmdr_Hadfield
If you have any questions about rocket launches, please ask away - I’ve flown 3
Mohammed Hayat @MoHayat
Do you listen to “rocket man” as you launch? If not, how boring is it while waiting to launch?
Chris Hadfield@Cmdr_Hadfield
Ummm ... we fly the rocket ship. The opposite of boring.
* - a retired Canadian astronaut who was the first Canadian to walk in space. An engineer and former Royal Canadian Air Force fighter pilot, Hadfield has flown two space shuttle missions and served as commander of the International Space Station.
