>>12104931That's a tragedy larger than life. Astronauts know the risks, they're basically military sourced and trained to the extreme. She was no doubt told of the risks, but it doesn't change the fact that she was not military and therefore her death is more consequential than of the others comparatively.
And honestly, for her students, that's probably the biggest gut punch of their lives. It's the worst thing to witness, to watch someone you look up to and find amazing die in real time and being completely powerless to do anything about it.
