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No astronaut has died on ISS in 30 years. Claiming they are in significant danger simply isn't accurate. Saying 'the default state in space is dead' when histor
by panick21_ 2y ago
No astronaut has died on ISS in 30 years. Claiming they are in significant danger simply isn't accurate. Saying 'the default state in space is dead' when historically basically nobody has died in space.
- JumpCrisscross 2y ago> No astronaut has died on ISS in 30 years. Claiming they are in significant danger simply isn't accurate Nobody claimed as much. A jet liner is safer than the ISS. The analogy is conservative. > Saying 'the default state in space is dead' when historically basically nobody has died in space Our default state at cruising altitude is dead. Note: I’m not suggesting anyone would have died. Just that they were in a perilous place where things were going wrong. Being relieved from that position is a rescue.
- oaththrowaway 2y ago> A jet liner is safer than the ISS. Maybe not if the jet is a Boeing though?
- dotancohen 2y agoTo be fair, I'd rather be in a 737 Max at 30,000 ft than without the 737 Max at 30,000 ft. And I'd rather be with the Starliner at 400 km up than without the Starliner at 400 km up. But neither seem to be of comparable safety to the other options available.
- elif 2y agoNo speeder has ever died on the highway either. It's only the crashing drivers who died. It is likewise as foolish to try decoupling the peril of space and the peril of orbit and deorbit.