• stanleytweedle@lemmy.world
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    9 months ago

    What is the injury rate per mass-to-orbit?

    Weird metric. So if SpaceX puts 10 tons in orbit and injures 10 people that should basically count the same as if ULA puts 1 ton in orbit and injures 1?

    • threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works
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      9 months ago

      So if SpaceX puts 10 tons in orbit and injures 10 people that should basically count the same as if ULA puts 1 ton in orbit and injures 1?

      That’s more or less what I was getting at. Is the metric that weird?

      Building off of your example, suppose SpaceX puts 15 tons in orbit and injures 10 people, while ULA puts 1 tons in orbit and injures 1. If one wanted to launch 30 tons to orbit, what would the best decision be?