Risk and the space shuttle
at 2:03pm
on Thursday, 6th February 2003
Following our interesting discussion in the inaugural Thursday seminar about the costs and benefits of manned space flight, read this article about the emerging technology of probabilistic risk assessment
"In 1995, these tools helped a NASA consultant estimate the risk of a catastrophic space shuttle failure at 1 in 145, or about 0.7 percent, for each mission. NASA accepted that risk."
Following our interesting discussion in the inaugural Thursday seminar about the costs and benefits of manned space flight, read this article about the emerging technology of probabilistic risk assessment
"In 1995, these tools helped a NASA consultant estimate the risk of a catastrophic space shuttle failure at 1 in 145, or about 0.7 percent, for each mission. NASA accepted that risk."
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