Early Space Shuttle Flights Riskier Than Estimated

A retrospective risk analysis by the Space Shuttle Safety and Mission Assurance Office finds that the first nine shuttle flights had a 1 in 9 chance of catastrophic failure ? 10 times the risk of flights today. Teri Hamlin and Mike Canga of NASA's Johnson Space Center discuss the report.

Source: http://www.npr.org/2011/03/04/134265291/early-space-shuttle-flights-riskier-than-estimated?ft=1&f=1007

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