Have you heard carrier pilots and astronauts discuss their landings?

4.5 Years on the USS America CV-66 I heard them discuss landings all the time. Every landing is graded and put on a status board for all to see. Nothing more than a controlled crash.

Watched them successfully launch an F-14 Tomcat with locked brakes. The Captain calmly picked up the phone and called pri-fly to request that they contact the pilot and make sure he released the brakes before he tried to land.

no, but I heard war stories from deck crews -
off the coast of Vietnam, the deck of the carrier is ready for hot reloads, the deck is covered with bombs; suddenly a sound like a 10 lb hammer on a slab of concrete, then from the loudspeakers "we have a live bomb, we have a live bomb, this is not a drill" people are going nuts, tearing their hair out, jumping over the side; the bomb handlers walk out, whistling "not this one, not this one", suddenly "here it is !" unscrews the fuse, and throws it over the side. And the carrier has to put incoming jets on hold while they pick up sailors who jumped overboard.
grew up in Lemoore CA, the bedroom community for Lemoore NAS

Great video. Being along for the ride is much tougher than being in control. Night carrier landings are sporty, especially in bad weather. But at least you have some control. Of course, if you screw it up, you're dead AND it's your fault. I'd sure like the chance to compare them with a reentry from space. Good stuff.