Re: [ERPS] FYI: Final Columbia Accident Report

[Ian Woollard]

Aleta Jackson wrote: Ian Woollard wrote: Highlights I've noticed so far include the fact that b) they think that there was upto a 24% chance that somebody could have been injured by the debris. Note that NO ONE WAS. However, if the estimate is at all accurate it implies that the space shuttle statistically kills or injures a bystander on the ground about once per thousand flights. Seems an uncomfortably large number. >From a vehicle engineering point of view, good engineering can greatly reduce the chances of this kind of accident occuring. Few people accuse the Shuttle of good engineering; rightly or wrongly. Aleta