nothing says the astonauts can't return. we (earth dwellers) currently have space station(s?) in orbit. we have golfed on the moon. i think it would be possible to have the crew stop off at a waypoint, discard the vessel and any conceivably contaminated gear, and continue toward earth. besides, if we start sending HIV infected convicts into space, what'll we do with all those prisons?
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nothing says the astonauts can't return. we (earth dwellers) currently have space station(s?) in orbit. we have golfed on the moon. i think it would be possible to have the crew stop off at a waypoint, discard the vessel and any conceivably contaminated gear, and continue toward earth. besides, if we start sending HIV infected convicts into space, what'll we do with all those prisons?