Re:A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket has exploded at Cape Canaveral
by peeters on Thursday September 01, 2016 @05:10PM
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I know this will seem like nitpicking, but this was not a failed launch. It was during the inspection phase, which is performed to uncover flaws in the vehicle before launch. Small consolation I know because in this case the payload was lost anyway. But it's still important to note that the expectation of failure is going to be higher for inspection/static fire, and that in the case of commercial crew launches, the crew would not be near the pad at the time of static fire.
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