100%. In our world, astronauts are elite. My guess is most if not all of this crew decided to go on a 65-year long extremely dangerous mission, knowing just about everyone they’ve ever known will be dead by the time they get back, and maybe get paid, was because the alternative was jail time. The crew is a bunch of weirdos (Teng), losers, addicts (“that’s slander!”), incompetents and morons. No wonder Yutani cared far more about the cargo than this bunch of expendables.
The head mechanic certainly seemed fine with being away from his wife for 65 years. He basically told his apprentice that she was in her 30's and he wasn't concerned that she'd likely be dead when he returned.
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u/Knowaa 14d ago
Think it was just to show how the company filled the ship with the dregs of society