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Re:Why Spaceflight Will Never Be as Safe as Modern Aviation by davelnewton on Wednesday February 11, 2015 @05:13PM (#9036067)
Because space.

Getting to it, and returning from it, is inherently more dangerous than not going that far, across those kinds of boundaries, and returning. I don't think it's an issue of power, but the nature of what that power is being used for.

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Re:Why Spaceflight Will Never Be as Safe as Modern Aviation by bashinator on Wednesday February 11, 2015 @08:02PM (#9036750)
I tend to agree. An analogous article title might be, "Why deep-ocean submersibles will never be as safe as cruise lines."
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