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20% is way too high over long term, but I suspect over short term (the first dozen missions) it will be much higher than this. Also nobody will be forced to go
by boznz 10y ago
20% is way too high over long term, but I suspect over short term (the first dozen missions) it will be much higher than this.
Also nobody will be forced to go, I'm pretty sure astronauts are very clever people who know the big risks they are taking
- mikeash 10y ago20% over the first dozen missions would be 2-3 lost missions in that first dozen, which would be unprecedented in space flight. Your last sentence confuses me. I went out of my way not to moralize the risk, and only discuss how it would pose problems in terms of cost and creating experienced people.