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Re:SpaceX Starlink is now its own ASN and present at the Sea... by tiborsaas on Thursday June 04, 2020 @04:11AM (#23413991)
"go for launch..." she says the decision was made by Falcon 9 autonomously. Not sure what that means, but sounds badass.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4xBFHjkUvw&feature=youtu.be...

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Re:SpaceX Starlink is now its own ASN and present at the Sea... by roelschroeven on Thursday June 04, 2020 @05:59AM (#23414644)
From 1 minute before liftoff, the computers in the Falcon 9 take control of the whole process. From then on those computers monitor all relevant sensors to decide go vs no go, and control the ignition etc.
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