How Much Is an Astronaut's Life Worth?
Space is dangerous. We should stop pretending it can be made "safe". It just gives politicians something to wag their tongues at when something inevitably goes wrong.<p>If you go to space you might not come back. That's why explorers rock and everyone else watches TV.<p>The article also misses an important variable. How much is discovery worth? Once that's added to the plus column, all of the other costs seem insignificant.