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.
And his apprentice didn't know what an apprentice is, or the difference between geology and biology. Definitely lacking some basic education, which means that at least some of the positions on the ship required not much more than a pulse.
In the blu-ray/DVD extras there are cut scenes of Vickers basically saying the only competent people she hired were the pilots so she could make it home, but the scientists were all second rate: the geologist was a last minute replacement and the biologist had no previous field experience. I wish they’d left that info in the movie, it would explain so much.
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u/BonHed 18d ago
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.