Explain to me how putting the astronauts in the capsule and arming the launch abort system (which has demonstrated capability to perform an immediate pad abort) before putting any fuel in the rocket is “less safe” than fully loading a rocket with explosive fuel before the pad workers even start to load astronauts onto the vehicle? What if something goes wrong with the vehicle while the pad workers are around the pad?
And do I really have to be the only one to point out that WASHINGTON POST IS OWNED BY JEFF BEZOS WHO ALSO OWNS A COMPETING AEROSPACE COMPANY KNOWN AS BLUE ORIGIN? Has Free Republic really fallen so far that we can go a full page without anyone pointing out an OBVIOUS AND UNMENTIONED CONFLICT OF INTEREST WITH A LAMESTREAM MEDIA SOURCE?!