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Re:Orbital Sciences Antares rocket explodes after liftoff by ericcumbee on Tuesday October 28, 2014 @06:52PM (#8524145)
Rockets don't explode they experience "Anomalies"
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Re:Orbital Sciences Antares rocket explodes after liftoff by baq on Tuesday October 28, 2014 @07:02PM (#8524212)
the technical term seems to be 'rapid unscheduled disassembly'
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Re:Orbital Sciences Antares rocket explodes after liftoff by mixmax on Tuesday October 28, 2014 @08:04PM (#8524592)
actually the correct technical term to use here would be CATO - Catastrophe At Take Off
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Re:Orbital Sciences Antares rocket explodes after liftoff by xb95 on Tuesday October 28, 2014 @08:14PM (#8524631)
Only slightly less euphemistic than flying's CFIT - Controlled Flight Into Terrain. AKA "whoops, the ground".
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Re:Orbital Sciences Antares rocket explodes after liftoff by hudibras on Tuesday October 28, 2014 @10:00PM (#8525079)
And going the other direction, euphemistically-wise, the U.S. military's official designation for things* that fall off aircraft is TFOA: Things Falling Off Aircraft.

*Anything from loose nuts or fasteners up to improperly-attached fuel tanks or bombs.

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Re:Orbital Sciences Antares rocket explodes after liftoff by SAI_Peregrinus on Wednesday October 29, 2014 @09:49PM (#8530936)
Also known as lithobraking.
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