Originally Posted by
Onceapilot
Anyway, the way forward must be with greater reliability and less risk, and that is my opinion.
OAP
Again, I would disagree.
The modern fad that loss of life is unacceptable is crippling space flight.
If sailing to the new world, the moon landings, manned flight, parachuting, explosives, steam trains etc, (the list is endless) had been subjected to this requirement, then we would still be eating rocks.
Safety comes with time and repetition in all endeavours.
To require it at the beginning just stifles advancement.
An example is the fact that when NASA said they were going back to the moon, they gave themselves longer second time than the first time.
This despite quantum leaps in materials technology, drive technology and computing power.
Plenty are willing to take the risks, who are you to argue with them?
There is are reasons that China is going to rule the world, and chief among them is a appetite for risk.