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Originally Posted by astroron
Unfortunately since that tragedy, there has been one near miss
(Apollo 13 ) and two Shuttle disasters and with close calls the Mir operations with the Russians on the way to the present day. 
I hope that NASA has learnt from those tragedies and
when the return to the Moon program gets underway, that safety
takes precedent over scheduling.
Just my thoughts.
Cheers  |
“If we die, we want people to accept it. We are in a risky business, and we hope that if anything happens to us, it will not delay the program. The conquest of space is worth the risk of life.”
Gus Grissom
Clearly there needs to be a balance between Safety and Risk ... nothing has or will ever be 100% safe.