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Safe Is Not An Option January 28, 2014 8:38 am SteveS

Overcoming The Futile Obsession With Getting Everyone Back Alive That Is Killing Our Expansion Into Space.

Rand Simberg

Not so sure. I can imagine the USSR having lower standards of concern for human spaceflight than the US did and it didn’t get them any further than NASA.

But I haven’t read the book, so I’ll stop there for now.

I came across this here which leads to Rand’s site.

  • Safety - US v. Soviets by bowser 2014-01-28 22:13:47
    • Risk vs. Safety by SteveS 2014-01-29 07:46:21
    • Futile Obsession? by ER 2014-01-28 11:58:52
      • Man will get into space the same way that the Americas were found, explored and exploited by FrankC 2014-01-28 14:38:35
        • We need Inca gold, Aztec Silver, furs, sugar cane and tobacco. by ER 2014-01-28 16:10:55
          • I expect the resources will be there when cheap access is available by FrankC 2014-01-28 17:09:35

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