# The Great Ongoing Space Exploration Thread

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Tags:** science-math\
**Created:** [November 16, 2020, 12:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-ongoing-space-exploration-thread/925703 "2020-11-16T12:18:17Z")\
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**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\
**Post date:** [November 10, 2023, 11:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-ongoing-space-exploration-thread/925703/1014 "2023-11-10T11:40:09Z")

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My post from the dedicate Ken Mattingly thread which now includes Borman too:

> [@Astronaut Ken Mattingly passed away on {2023-10-31}; + some Apollo moon stats](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/astronaut-ken-mattingly-passed-away-on-2023-10-31-some-apollo-moon-stats/992828/3):
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> This dates from 2012: And is surprisingly accurate. Right now the survivorship is running towards the high end of the 95th percentile; The lunar walkers are lasting 3-4 years longer than expected. The 5 to 4 survivor transition was expected in ~2019. We “should” be down to about 2-1/2 by now. Although that’s base on actuarial tables for mere mortals, not folks who once passed an astronaut physical and have had lifetime medical care. I don’t know anything about how well Aldrin, Scott, Duke o…

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