It will be hard to beat the Soviet N1 launch failures for sheer size of fireballs, but the loss of life in the Challenger disaster won't soon be duplicated.
The Chinese will eventually have a failure that will make Challenger look like a flat tire.................
Well they learned a lot from the bad launches in the ‘90s, but they’ve been hittin’ on all 8 since about the last 10 years.
The quality culture there has improved dramatically.
Plus they have far more money now. That’s what happens when you transfer all your own industries to them.
And just like I-708 (guesstimates of around 600 dead), any real disaster will be covered up anyway.
It will be hard to beat the Soviet N1 launch failures for sheer size of fireballs, but the loss of life in the Challenger disaster won't soon be duplicated.