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> Not hard to achieve during unscheduled disassembly. I think the assumption is that by the time a RUD starts you no longer care about whether the various part
by DuskStar 7y ago
> Not hard to achieve during unscheduled disassembly.
I think the assumption is that by the time a RUD starts you no longer care about whether the various parts of your fuel system are going to explode, since the fuel is a far larger concern and it's going to go up anyways.
- Phillipharryt 7y agoWith that sort of thinking in mind no one would make any failsafes. "It's fucked anyway" is a constrictive and dangerous way of designing things, and likely to introduce even more failure points.
- sah2ed 7y agoNo need to overthink this. There’s really no point in designing additional failsafes into a launch vehicle when it disintegrates which can happen for a variety of reasons beyond anyone’s control — RUD is really just an euphemism for an explosion.
- zaarn 7y agoIt's a reason against failsafes that only work against a RUD. It doesn't mean there are no failsafes against RUDs or to protect the crew and equipment in case a RUD occurs.