Ever see Wile E Coyote? Yes, there is something inherently dangerous about strapping a bomb to your ass and lighting the fuse; unfortunately most propulsion systems use these types of opposing vectors. When it comes to space, I am in the "let's do it" camp - as soon as someone brings up "safety" my programming goes - it is not safe to keep humanity on one blue marble.
I'm not up for recklessness, I'm up for shit moving forward.
I'm not up for recklessness, I'm up for shit moving forward.