tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8818200805497488678.post7686800626081342978..comments2022-06-09T12:39:01.240+01:00Comments on So Said the Lighthouse Keeper: A twist of fateClive Simpsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00322596523198636872noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8818200805497488678.post-20829681427090603252011-09-03T02:45:57.125+01:002011-09-03T02:45:57.125+01:00This is unreal, Clive. The Soyuz rocket has proved...This is unreal, Clive. The Soyuz rocket has proved reliable enough that this is clearly a random fault, not a systemic or design fault. So just launch another one, as you would in the event of an airliner crash. There's no way this one-off crash can threaten the smooth running of the ISS ... unless of course the ISS is managed by people with a vested interest in proving that manned spaceflight is too dangerous, difficult and expensive for anyone but governments to dare to attempt...<br /><br />Since the Shuttle is 5 to 10 times more expensive per flight and has an abysmal safety record, I cannot see the sense of Ken Kremer's comment at the end of your post. A more pertinent criticism would be of NASA's half-heartedness in its attempts to replace the Shuttle, and its acquiescence in Bush Jr's abandonment of those attempts in 2004.Astronisthttp://www.astronist.demon.co.uk/noreply@blogger.com