A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket has exploded at Cape Canaveral

Re:A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket has exploded at Cape Canaveral by Animats on Thursday September 01, 2016 @02:46PM (#12407840)

For the Space Shuttle, the flight termination system had two huge 10KW transmitters to send the signal. That would get through despite damaged receiving antennas, noise, or jamming.

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Re:A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket has exploded at Cape Canaveral by dingo_bat on Thursday September 01, 2016 @10:23PM (#12410393)

10kW? That sounds like a lot of energy to dump into air. Certainly unhealthy for operators or people near the tx site.

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Re:A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket has exploded at Cape Canaveral by makomk on Friday September 02, 2016 @05:14AM (#12411855)

Less than the typical TV or FM broadcast tower, and remember there's a lot of empty space around the launch sites. Even ham radio operators in the US can run at 1.5kW peak.

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Re:A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket has exploded at Cape Canaveral by planteen on Friday September 02, 2016 @12:28PM (#12414189)

You can get up to 30 kW (pulsed) on a MRI all directed at your body.

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