Before entering a simulated spaceship environment for eight days of seclusion, the crew of engineers and scientists preparing to pilot, you know, an actual space mission were forced to field questions from the press about how they'd manage their hair, makeup and absence of men on the craft.
Cool under flashing green and blue lights and loud buzzers, an adventurer named Calvin prepares to pilot the submarine Alvin down to search the ocean floor.
Neighboring Asian countries and several African countries are doing formative work and preparing to pilot.
We have made it clear that we are prepared to suspend pilots' licences in certain circumstances".
According to opinion surveys, most Poles are prepared to accept that pilot error played a role.
When Orlando prepared to launch its pilot in 2012, city staff determined that more than 160 cities nationwide, including New York, Los Angeles and Chicago, allow urban chickens.
But as the white-haired pilot prepared to depart, the father of the bride, Davinder Singh Yadav, pulled him close.
Senator John McCain heads into the first presidential debate with a track record as a scrappy combatant with the instincts of a fighter pilot, prepared to take out his opponent and willing to take risks.
"It raises so many questions, not least that you have got to be prepared to believe that a pilot would do this," said Paul Hayes, a leading air safety expert at UK-based consultancy, Flightglobal Ascend.
"The Right Stuff" was on TV the other night, and I watched with fascination as the bravest and fittest American pilots prepared to be the first humans to go to space.
