I can’t imagine wanting to float untethered in space. I love space, astronomy is fascinating. Do I want to go there? Nope. I like being on land.

The idea of floating in the airless void with no connections to the one metal tube out there that can bring me back home is utterly terrifying. Props to Bruce (and other astronauts) for going with it, but whew boy, does the thought scare the crap out of me.

People that wander tend to be more secure in strange and alien situations.

Sure, there may be fundamental portions of the experience that are entirely new and unique to them, but the general idea of “I’m out here and eventually I’ll go back” stays true.

No known birds in space, but by golly if one flew by he was going after it!

Bruce McCandless was looking for birds of prey

Even tho it is well known that there are no birds in space … it probably doesn’t mean that a bird watcher would try to find something out there.