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> only 6 people died Only?! The last starships have all exploded in some sort of spectacular fashion, but I don’t think anyone has ever had to worry about a b

• Perceval 3y ago
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  • Mr_Minderbinder 3y ago
    They have something called the CAAC (Civil Aviation Administration of China) which appears to be the equivalent of the FAA for the most part. Checking their website (briefly) it doesn't look like they regulate spacecraft or launch/re-entry.
    • jdougan 3y ago
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• jessriedel 3y ago
  I mean, tens of billions of dollar (equivalent) have been spent on the Long March rocket program, as with any major rocket. If you spent that much on normal construction, you'd see a lot more than 6 deaths, and indeed I'm sure more rocketry workers were killed than random outsiders. For reference, there's of order 1 death per billion dollars spent in construction in the US per year. The statistical value of life in the US is roughly $10M, so it's only 1% of cost. I presume in China the statistical value is lower by a factor of 3-10, so it wouldn't be surprising that many dozens or even hundred of workers had been killed since the program started.
• seanmcdirmid 3y ago
  Considering now around 700 people die every day in Chinese traffic accidents, it isn't that huge of a price (well, back in 1996 I'm sure that number was much lower).
• daerogami 3y ago
  Yes, "only" in the sense that 6 isn't the real figure, not that it is an acceptable number of deaths.