From Giant Leaps to Baby Steps

Here's a letter from Gene Kranz to the NY Times. He is one of the original mission control guys from the early days of NASA. It has his comments about the most recent Space Shuttle flight and all the fuss about it not being 100% safe. He conclusion is that going to space is never going to be completely safe and that we just need to accept that and move on. Some things in life are risky and we just need to be willing to face the risk and get on with our lives.

From Giant Leaps to Baby Steps - New York Times (Registration required. Or just us BugMeNot. It's a lot easier.)