Dealing with fear and uncertainty in the face of danger from "summary" of Riding Rockets by Mike Mullane
As the countdown ticked closer to zero, my heart raced with a mix of excitement and fear. The danger of what lay ahead was palpable, the uncertainty of space travel looming over me like a dark cloud. But as an astronaut, I knew that fear was just part of the job - a necessary evil that had to be faced head-on. In those final moments before liftoff, I had to confront my fear and push it aside. I had to focus on the task at hand, on the mission that lay before me. There was no room for doubt or hesitation, no time to second-guess myself. I had trained for this moment my whole life, and I knew that I was as prepared as I could be. As the engines roared to life and the rocket began its ascent, the fear melted away, replaced by a sense of wonder and awe. The danger was still there, lur...
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