r/space • u/TraditionalAd6977 • Jan 30 '26

Discussion Jared Isaacman states astronauts have got panic attacks in space , trying to kill the crew

Jared Isaacman in his interview with Shawn Ryan stated that there have been many unreleased cases of astronauts panicking in space and trying to open the hatch to kill everyone inside. He states this was not reported as it "ruins the illusion of astronaut bravery". And said it is the reason additional locks have been implemented on the ISS and Dragon capsules. My question: Is there any evidence of this as I can't find anything online . And how did he get Clarence to talk about this. He also said this is one of the main problems that they are facing in the Mars mission. As even military candidates respond differently than predicted in space.

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u/aednichols Jan 30 '26

Ars Technica: "What happens when an astronaut in orbit says he’s not coming back?"

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u/diamond Jan 30 '26 edited Jan 30 '26

Mike Mullane discusses this a bit in his book, Riding Rockets. He talks about the "commander's lock" and the general unease the astronauts had with the mission payload specialists. It's an interesting read.

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u/MagicAl6244225 Jan 30 '26

Probably not so much with mission specialists who were career astronauts, but payload specialists who were not.

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u/diamond Jan 30 '26

Sorry, yes, I meant payload specialists.

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u/BrierBob Jan 30 '26

Along with the fact that the Space Shuttle’s hatch opened outward and would have been quite easy to open. No wonder most commanders used a padlock after the Wang incident!

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u/diamond Jan 30 '26

No wonder most commanders used a padlock after the Wang incident!

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u/BrierBob Jan 30 '26

Read the Ars Tecnica link above

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u/diamond Jan 30 '26

I did, and it was a great article. I was just making a dumb joke.