• stanleytweedle@lemmy.world
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    7 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?

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      7 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?

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        7 months ago

        Yeah fuck it- let’s just start doing all safety ratings by pounds-of-flesh per unit output for every industry.

        “Your company had 10 deaths this year but you only made 7K tires… You’ll need to make up the balance by producing 3K more tires before end of fiscal year or we’ll have to fine you for safety violations.” lol- twisted but could be a fun comedy premise.

        Or wait- should we do output or actual sales? That would make more financial sense ;)