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Never risk free , but Soyuz hardly lost any crew over its 50+ years


2/156 lost for Soyuz in 59 years, 2/135 for Space Shuttle in 30 years. Same rate. People often underestimate how intense STS actually was.


The 2 were early, and fewer lives were lost. The shuttle was unnecessarily risky , and NASA was aware from its inception


Yeah, and where is it now?


The next two Soyuz launches are this Wednesday and Saturday.




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