> *If you had said that they were left at an outpost with other people for six m... | Hacker News

Hacker News new | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submit

login

JumpCrisscross 3 months ago | parent | context | favorite | on: SpaceX launches mission for 2 NASA astronauts who ...

> If you had said that they were left at an outpost with other people for six months it somewhat loses it's "rescue" vibes

When a country pitches into instability and nations evacuate their citizens, are they not rescuing them?

I suppose I’d invert the question: why does framing the mission as a rescue bug you?

tedunangst 3 months ago [–]

I think rescue implies a higher degree of imminent peril.

nick3443 3 months ago | [–]

I agree. The dictionary definitions mostly involve urgency or distress in the situation. This would be more like a retrieval I think.

"SpaceX capsule used to retrieve astronauts stranded on ISS by malfunctioning starliner."

Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact