Those statistics aren't fair

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RobVG — 2/4/2003 9:27:41 AM (archived)

There's hardly enough data to say another failure is likely within the next 50 flights. Each problem was unique. NASA's abilitly to find and correct problems like the fuel line cracks betters the odds. I'd rather believe the
NASA estimate.

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"It's time to dream higher" - Larry J - 2/4/2003 8:28:35 PM
- It's time to think about saving 70,000,000 lives instead of manned Mars flight - E.P. Grondine - 2/5/2003 9:17:22 AM
  - You must be great at parties... - R.L. - 2/5/2003 4:30:29 PM
    - He's really fun to watch if you fire off a flash camera outside a window...;) (n/t) (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 2/6/2003 6:47:50 PM
      - ROTFLMAO (NT) (n/t) - R.L. - 2/6/2003 8:10:42 PM
  - Re: It's time to think - Nick Hoffman - 2/5/2003 10:08:17 AM
    - Think Link - Nick Hoffman - 2/5/2003 10:10:06 AM
- Those statistics aren't fair - RobVG - 2/4/2003 9:27:41 AM
  - They're based on actual performance, not an estimate - Larry J - 2/4/2003 10:16:54 AM
    - There's no argument with the math - RobVG - 2/4/2003 11:34:27 AM
      - "Acceptable" Losses - Larry J - 2/4/2003 12:46:44 PM
        
        Losses not acceptable - Tom Brosz - 2/4/2003 3:09:41 PM
        
        Re: Losses not acceptable - LJ - 2/5/2003 4:41:36 PM
        
        I agree - Larry J - 2/5/2003 5:52:03 PM
        
        Sometimes you have to work out the bugs to inprove the odds. - Robert E. B. - 2/5/2003 8:09:46 PM
        
        Yes and no - Larry J - 2/5/2003 9:06:36 AM
        
        When three becomes two... - RobVG - 2/4/2003 5:41:19 PM
- Re: - p - 2/4/2003 9:22:05 AM
  - Re: - Raoul - 2/4/2003 9:48:10 AM

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