SpaceX BFR [video]
There are three things that would factor into my decision about whether to strap myself to a rocket rather than fly in a plane: time, cost, and safety.<p>Musk &amp; SpaceX are talking a lot about time and cost, but safety is obviously a lot more important. Based on data I found on the internet (so it must be true!) the loss rate for rockets is 20k - 165k higher than the fatal crash rate for airplanes over the past 20 years.<p>Loss rate for manned rocket launches [1]: 0.79%<p>Loss rate for unmanned rocket launches [1]: 6.68%<p>Rate of airplane crashes with at least one fatality [2]: &lt; 0.00004%<p>Even if SpaceX is able to make manned space flight 10x safer, I&#x27;m not sure I&#x27;d trade 19 of the 20 hours I spent traveling from LA to South Africa this summer for a 1&#x2F;1,300 chance of blowing up during launch.<p>[1] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;space.stackexchange.com&#x2F;a&#x2F;12229" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;space.stackexchange.com&#x2F;a&#x2F;12229</a><p>[2] <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.planecrashinfo.com&#x2F;cause.htm" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.planecrashinfo.com&#x2F;cause.htm</a>