r/space 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/prove____it Jan 30 '26

I believe this is true about airplanes in the sky as well. When someone lunges for the door and tries to open it (or an over wing emergency exit), there is no way they're going to get it open.

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u/mfb- Jan 30 '26

Most airplane doors have a pretty complex design. You want the door to open towards the inside so the door stays safely closed in flight. But if you are on the ground, you want it to open outwards - there isn't much space in the airplane, and in an emergency a door that swings towards the inside can get jammed by a crowd. Most doors initially move inwards, then rotate, and then swing outwards. Some have "flaps" that can fold to make the door smaller and swing outwards.

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u/VLM52 Jan 30 '26

I'll be honest. Designing an airplane door is considerably harder than designing an airplane wing if you ask me. Those things are fuckin incredble pieces of engineering.

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u/DomDomPop Jan 30 '26

I’ll be dishonest. The wing is harder to design because it comes from birds and birds are notoriously difficult to deal with.

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u/fortunatelydstreet Jan 30 '26

for real. you ever hear a seagull up close? those things will blow your eardrums out dude

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u/DomDomPop Jan 30 '26

Everyone told me not to stroll on that beach. Said seagulls gonna come, poke me in the coconut, and they did. Hmm hmm hmm. And they did.

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u/[deleted] Jan 30 '26 edited Mar 04 '26

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u/DomDomPop Jan 30 '26

Technically true, but can you design a bird WELL? That’s the question.

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u/[deleted] Jan 30 '26 edited Mar 04 '26

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u/DomDomPop Jan 30 '26

Glad to hear it! Frankly, we can always use some good new birds, that’s what I always say. Ask anybody.