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RussBLib

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9. It's a good thing that both pieces of that rocket...

Reply to Warpy (Reply #8)

Thu Apr 27, 2023, 03:22 PM

Apr 2023

...were still able to receive and enact a termination "destruct" signal. The way that rocket was spinning, if the termination command had not worked, that thing could have headed straight for SPI. Total disaster.

At least Musk (apparently) did not cut corners with the destruct mechanism.

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SpaceX Starship explosion spread particulate matter for miles [View all] RussBLib Apr 2023 OP

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It's a good thing that both pieces of that rocket... RussBLib Apr 2023 #9