> is a factor of the small number of manned launches per year
That's true, but the person you're replying to spent most of their comment directly addressing that fact.
That's true, but the person you're replying to spent most of their comment directly addressing that fact.
Take a look at this report on Boeing crash history: http://www.boeing.com/resources/boeingdotcom/company/about_b... In particular, take a look at page 17 (slide 16) which shows the crash rate over time. We have gone from about 40 hull losses per million departures in the 50's to about 0.6 to 1 (depending on how you count) per million departures today.