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Agreed, other than they apparently knew a decent amount about making batteries.

Eh, maybe. While weight is a concern for sure, it wouldn’t be prohibitive to carry a few extra batteries in case one was bad. Plus, anything battery operated could be tested on the ground before liftoff. It’s not like batteries have a significant failure rate to begin with.

Not seeing any reference to “escaping reality” in any of the online dictionaries.