A story first

Important enough

A 2012 sentence about odds. A 2008 rocket. They are not the same night.

Spaceflight · unfavorable odds · engineering risk

Theme

Risk

Who bears the downside?

Risk is not a personality. It is an exposure, chosen or imposed. Engineering margin, financial ruin, and a voyage without instruments are not the same wager.

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