89. Will anything go wrong that could cause me to die? (A K2S Question)

From The Space Library

It's possible. Space travel is dangerous and not all routine yet. Because of the hostile environment—no air, extreme temperatures, long distances—any one of a number of failures could cause death. But these are combated and risks are reduced to an acceptable level through careful planning and analysis, vigorous discipline in design and manufacturing, testing at all levels of assembly, and repetitive high-fidelity training.

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Answer provided by Jon H. Brown

Question and Answer extracted from the book Kids to Space - by Lonnie Schorer

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