No known birds in space, but by golly if one flew by he was going after it!
this post was submitted on 29 Apr 2026
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Romulan Bird of Prey de-cloaks...
I mean... wouldn't you?!?
Pretty sure once I got done screaming I'd high tail it back to the ship.
Jokes on you - it beat you to it!
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.
In a weird way, not that I wouldn't be afraid, but dying in a unique and interesting way actually sounds like the ending I'd want, if I had to pick one. Hear disease, cancer, car accident? Sounds awful. I'd love to be "the guy who got lost in space and died"
Downside being that astronauts are typically in the prime of their lives. If I was to go explosively, I'd want to be a few decades older than that.
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.
There are people that wander and are not lost
Always found his way back though eh?
Perfect candidate.
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.
He wandered off towards the nearest birds and did not survive atmospheric reentry
Bruce McCandless was looking for birds of prey
"I am going for a walk, gentlemen. I shall be some time."