On Tue, 26 Aug 2003 21:25:26 +0100, Ian Woollard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>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. A question: how do you get from a 24% chance of injury in a reentry accident to one casualty per thousand flights? I'm not challenging you; I just don't follow you. And a comment: if the 1 in a 1000 figure is accurate, Shuttle is 33 times too hazardous to fly under FAA rules. No surprise there; it can't land in the U.S. under FAA rules, either. -R -- Son: Dad, I have a question about women. Suppose I Dagwood: Apologize anyway. Son: Yeah, that's about what I figured Dagwood: It saves time _______________________________________________ ERPS-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.erps.org/mailman/listinfo/erps-list
