Re: OT: space travel is dangerous

On 2024-08-19 11:36:17 +0000, Woozy Song said:

 NASA considers an acceptable risk is 1 catastrophe in 270 (that is two-way trips). That is exactly 1/4 of the space shuttle's record: 2 in 135.

That's not the "acceptbale risk". That's simply the "accident rate".
A space rocket is basically just a huge tank of combustible fuel that is ignited at one end, so it's extremely lucky there has been a lot more fatal accidents.
NASA's stupidity was in retiring the Space Shuttle programme without having any real replacement. The proof is in the current problem of two astronauts that were meant to be on the space station for 8 days and are now probably going to be stuck there for 8 months!