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Re:SpaceX CRS-7 Failure Investigation Teleconference Thread by cloudwalking on Tuesday July 21, 2015 @02:46AM (#9920835)
For pedantry's sake: Falcon 9 blew itself up once an anomaly was detected. The Air Force kill command was not sent until dozens of minutes after the vehicle disintegrated.
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Re:SpaceX CRS-7 Failure Investigation Teleconference Thread by MertsA on Thursday July 23, 2015 @12:16AM (#9933959)
The rocket can initiate range safety itself like that?? What happens if a pressure sensor in one of the tanks fails a second after liftoff?
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