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[–] 2 points 7 months ago (3 children)

What do the numbers look like if we assume the average trip is from the earth to the moon and back?

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  • [–] 7 points 7 months ago (2 children)

    Are you asking to change the definition of a car trip to the ~500,000 miles it takes to get to the moon and back?

    In that case, rate of fatality is around 1 in 200 "driving to the moon and back" trips. 0.5% chance. So taking the rocketship is still significantly more dangerous.

    More realistically, 500,000 miles is roughly a lifetime of driving. So these astronauts are being exposed in a single trip to a fatality risk equivalent of 2+ lifetimes of driving.

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