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Re:Starship will attempt a launch this weekend by jrflowers on Monday November 13, 2023 @10:55PM (#38258923)
This is a good point. There is no middle ground between attending a rocket launch and wrapping oneself in bubble wrap, furthermore it’s not like people neglect to do basic things like build flame trenches
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Re:Starship will attempt a launch this weekend by kortilla on Monday November 13, 2023 @11:12PM (#38259059)
Flame trenches had nothing to do with risk to bystanders. The keep out area is designed for a full fuel explosion right on the pad.
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Re:Starship will attempt a launch this weekend by jrflowers on Monday November 13, 2023 @11:41PM (#38259270)
Exactly. When you read about “shrapnel” hitting a “van” it is important to note that the van was not considered to be a bystander and therefore there is no risk to bystanders.
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Re:Starship will attempt a launch this weekend by philwelch on Tuesday November 14, 2023 @01:05AM (#38259724)
IIRC the van had a camera mounted on it and was in the exclusion zone where no actual human beings were allowed during the launch. In other words someone deliberately risked their property to get a good camera angle.
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