Will the astronauts of tomorrow be John Wayne types or Alan Alda types?

Will the astronauts of tomorrow be John Wayne types or Alan Alda types? And how did America learn to become a Beta Nation? And why is is that Alpha characters -- even when written as foils and villains -- always steal the show? And why is Conservatism so Alpha and Liberalism so Beta?

You'll know six and a half minutes from now.    

What does Pam Think ?

Alan Alda's Hawkeye character on M*A*SH was funny and endearing, but I know who I would want with me in a crisis. Being in touch with one's feelings only gets one so far.