1 crew loss per 270 flights. The Shuttle has 2 per 135 flights. Apollo had 0 per ELEVEN with one failure on the ground. Soyuz 126 is in orbit now, and there have been two crew losses. In short, this sounds alarmist and "FUD" like. So I looked into the other stories the author wrote. Then I noted that the site is 'The Verge." Yeap, fear and clickbait. The author seems to like sensationalist headlines and disaster porn, to the point she has an article Stop Saying Space is Hard that honestly I don't get what she is trying to say really. I've noticed an uptick in articles panning private space flight lately. Next year, when they start launching the Falcon 9 heavy and the first private manned missions, I expect more of it.
I was thinking it sounds like "just asking the question." That usually translates to "we have no basis for doubting it, but we feel like we should."this sounds alarmist and "FUD" like
As with defense contractors, the companies that build rockets for NASA enjoy a protected position in which they can make insane amounts of money. SpaceX is the first and only credible that to that because their entire goal as a company is to dramatically reduce the cost of space travel.I've noticed an uptick in articles panning private space flight lately. Next year, when they start launching the Falcon 9 heavy and the first private manned missions, I expect more of it