It would seem that very bright people are just as likely to act on unchecked passions as any other group, and likely even more so because they are more accustomed to getting their way and achieving their goal without defeat. They are more frustrated when they fail because it can't happen to them. Perhaps NASA needs to realize that the very ones who are likely to enter their program are also the most passionate and emotionally involved with the result they obtain, and the least experienced in dealing with personal failure.