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Because the rocket isn’t a really an explosive like a bomb, it’s a pressurized fuel tank. If the rocket fails during launch and there’s what we’d colloquially c
by Me1000 3y ago
Because the rocket isn’t a really an explosive like a bomb, it’s a pressurized fuel tank. If the rocket fails during launch and there’s what we’d colloquially call an “explosion” it’s not going to extend too far past the rockets current position, it’s just going to cause a massive fire ball. But the keep out zone is far enough away that there’s absolutely no risk of that fireball reaching you.
- vultour 3y agoWell the FTS failed on the first launch, so if there was a guidance malfunction it could have probably hit something outside of the designated safe area. Fixing it was a prerequisite for the second launch so I assume it's not going to happen again.
- ethbr1 3y agoGuidance failure is my perspective. There's a practical argument to be made that acceleration + range control = rocket detonated before it leaves bounds. But from a physics worst-case perspective, if something can move itself to orbit it can move itself plenty far terrestrially.