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Re:A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket has exploded at Cape Canaveral by jsmthrowaway on Thursday September 01, 2016 @03:54PM (#12408346)
Private launches are required to carry insurance in order to receive a license; I looked it up when the Orbital rocket had a similar RUD, and the government had mandated something like $140 million or so between government property contingency and general liability, if I recall.

Edit: Yeah, here's Orbital's (I can't find SpaceX's): https://www.faa.gov/about/office_org/headquarters_offices/as... -- last two pages. It looks like they revised this license recently for their return to flight, too?

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