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kleinbl00  ·  3516 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Death in space: The ethics of dealing with astronauts’ bodies.

    But you've extended your initial "500" from actual astronauts to include tens, maybe hundreds of thousands of ground support personnel, and the ratio of death to success actually improves.

A valid argument, but at the same time, there should be zero risk to those not directly piloting the vehicle.