I merely point out that astronauts have burned to death on the launch pad before. Even before fueling.
If they’ve done sufficient risk mitigation (and I imagine they have) then this plan isn’t necessarily bad. But I’d be nervous being strapped in the seat while they carefully pump rocket fuel into the thing. What could go wrong?
Ah. I didn’t get that. I understand how that is a concern.
I assume far more accidents occur during takeoff and ascent than during the filling of tanks, but...I don’t follow that aspect very closely.
My wife has grown to hate it when I say that in the appropriate tone of voice...
They were in a simulation of the Apollo stack, my error. No fuel involved, though, period. The fire led to use of a standard atmospheric mix in Apollo spacecraft. The Russian cosmonauts who died during reentry were believed to have died as a consequence of their 100% oxygen cabin, if memory serves.
https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/lunar/apollo1info.html