Skip to main content
3 of 3
Added link to English lyrics for the German song
Fred
  • 13.3k
  • 4
  • 42
  • 81

Was there ever a crewed space mission that could possibly escape the solar system?

The German song "Major Tom" adds a twist onto David Bowie's "Space Oddity", by giving clues to the spacecraft commander Mayor Tom to deliberately abort the mission in favor of escaping into deep space, being unsatisfied by the missions original scientific goals and their meaning for humanity.

So I wonder if there ever was a crewed space mission, that could possibly leave the solar system if the crew opted and pushed for that after launch?

dronus
  • 111
  • 1