That's a really well made point. And for what it's worth, stoicism doesn't ask you to never travel or have fun :)
The most depressing line for me was him effectively waiting (albeit in a joking manner) for his second stroke. No one should be worked to the point of fatalism.
On the one hand I love the team's dedication. On the other hand, I don't think it's just competitive pay that keeps young engineers out of that office. I imagine that the energy and excitement in the early 80s does not really exist anymore, and it's not fair to dump on young engineers for wanting that energy where they work.
One of the proposed instruments is a 1kg helicopter.
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They have tried to build a pipeline with the Mars exploration missions, in which senior people can move from mission to mission, and younger people can train up on older, mature missions before they move to newer ones.
This pipeline did not really exist with the Voyagers.
The most depressing line for me was him effectively waiting (albeit in a joking manner) for his second stroke. No one should be worked to the point of fatalism.
On the one hand I love the team's dedication. On the other hand, I don't think it's just competitive pay that keeps young engineers out of that office. I imagine that the energy and excitement in the early 80s does not really exist anymore, and it's not fair to dump on young engineers for wanting that energy where they work.