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Re:Was Starship’s Stage Zero a Bad Pad? by the_third_wave on Wednesday July 05, 2023 @06:42AM (#36598440)
That iPhone you're using? More people died for it than did for the whole of the (Western) space program.
Re:Was Starship’s Stage Zero a Bad Pad? by nocoiner on Wednesday July 05, 2023 @07:08AM (#36598640)
Couple you please explain and normalize the comparison? I assume you’re referring to Foxconn suicides that, as I recall, actually occurred at a lower rate than the relevant demographic groups. Or are you reaching further back into the supply chain (rare earth miners?)?

Are you solely counting astronaut deaths (and, if so, only the ones in the course of missions or also, say, T-38 crashes visiting contractors) or are you counting excess deaths among the 400,000 folks involved in the Apollo program?