【誰にともなしに、独り言レス―その2975】
普通に考えれば(別に考えなくても)分かるだろうが、アポロ 8 は急遽(地球軌道上テストから一気に)月周回飛行にグレードアップ(ムチャぶり)され、余儀なく前倒しの再セットアップ・再訓練を強いられたのだから、アポロ11 の(アポロ10 の dress rehearsal によって)お膳立てされた月着陸みたいな用意周到の安全モード・ミッションであるわけがなく、少なくともアポロ11 より圧倒的に危険(the most dangerous Apollo mission)だったのは明らか。
Q:Was Apollo 8 a risky mission? The Saturn V rocket had only been tested twice before, and there had been problems.
Borman : It was a risk, but every flight was a risk. When you get up in the morning you take a risk! It was a worthwhile risk for the gains that we got. There was pressure to meet the goals, but during my eight years at NASA I never once saw safety compromised in the interests of schedules. When they [the rocket team] said they were ready, I believed them– they were really confident people.
と、ボーマン船長は優等生的にフォローしてはいるけれど。