It's racing look @ Top Fuel Hydro accidents, off the richter risk factor, strapped w ratchet straps in to the capsule, which takes on water and sinks, should it come seperate from boat, and pilot sits like houdini in spam can w limited supply of oxy, waiting to be craned back up. I understand that Priests & other Holy Men frequent the pits now, giving Blessings & Ritual w Pilot & Wife before each launch....the only thing nuttier than drag boats that strikes me would be approahing a postage stamp in the middle of blue @ 200 knots, looking for a few hundred foot surface thats constantly bobbing.
that is brass. Landing the X-15 im sure was a tennuous affair, as certainly is the shuttle, Man was born to risk