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> The override is missing the droneship or blowing itself up. What if "missing the drone ship" means "hitting Chicago"? I'm somewhat surprised to hear that th
by bigiain 6y ago
> The override is missing the droneship or blowing itself up.
What if "missing the drone ship" means "hitting Chicago"?
I'm somewhat surprised to hear that there may not be a functional remote abort mechanism.
- Denvercoder9 6y ago> What if "missing the drone ship" means "hitting Chicago"? It doesn't and never will. The rocket is never on a trajectory that will hit Chicago (or any other populated area). The splashdown point of the ballistic trajectory is always over the ocean, until the final burn puts it on the drone ship or landing pad. If that burn doesn't happen for whatever reason, it crashes in the ocean (and that has happened in the past).