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I wouldn’t underestimate the Chinese. They have a much larger tolerance for loss of human life so they may progress faster.

• duxup 4y ago
  I suspect political pressure would be to at least match competing programs current safety record. I don’t think they can hide failures / would want anyone to see that happen.
  • bagels 4y ago
    Unfortunately the facts don't back up this speculation. https://arstechnica.com/science/2020/09/another-chinese-rocket-falls-near-a-school-creating-toxic-orange-cloud/ https://arstechnica.com/science/2020/09/another-chinese-rock... https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2010/jan/19/health-fears-chinese-rocket-debris https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2010/jan/19/health-f...
    • duxup 4y ago
      I don’t think clean up issues are the kind of risk taking that advances anything.
      • bagels 4y ago
        I agree. The fact that they are willing to launch hydrazine rockets over villages says the don't care about safety. That was the point I was making.
• Grimburger 4y ago
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• JumpCrisscross 4y ago
  > have a much larger tolerance for loss of human life so they may progress faster Launch systems work virtually autonomously. Tolerance to loss of life isn't as meaningful as it was in the Apollo era.