It's unclear if the shuttle was actually safer or if NASA is just more honest about the odds of catastrophic failure. There are reasons to think Artemis is saf

It's unclear if the shuttle was actually safer or if NASA is just more honest about the odds of catastrophic failure. There are reasons to think Artemis is safer. It has a launch abort system that the shuttle lacked. Reentry should also be much safer under Artemis; the capsule is a much simpler object to protect.