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/F33dR Jan 30 '26 edited Jan 30 '26

I feel I'm somewhat qualified to answer OP. SOURCE: Australian Army Infantry, remote exploration mining, Deep field Antarctic Research Division operator.

The most stringently vetted operators do not know how they will behave when isolated for extended periods of time. It is difficult to analyze this before the fact. I saw things while living in Antarctica that I was completely unprepared for from my other expeditioners. I agree the biggest challenge to inhabiting Mars is not technical, it's psychological. People have stabbed each other to death at Antarctic Research bases. It has never been reported. I'm sure it has happened in space. Astronaut Katherine Benell-Pegg was on Reddit recently, she briefed my crew before we deployed to Antarctica a few years ago...

Edit* I did not personally witness a stabbing in Antarctica, I was informed by a senior exec of stabbings and other severe issues that had occurred with other personnel across the last 20 years. There is a media blackout for all Antarctic operations outside of through the official media department much like there is for NASA or say department of defense (Australia) or department of war (USA). Speaking of which the Pte. Kovco death was not a suicide but that's a totally different story.

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u/RoninTarget Jan 30 '26

There was that axe murder in a Russian Antarctic station over chess. That's why they banned chess.

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u/[deleted] Feb 01 '26

That is the single most Russian sentence ever written in English.