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Not that it changes your point, but I believe Starship is running an Autonomous Flight Termination System. This means that there is no communication required fr
by sam_bristow 3y ago
Not that it changes your point, but I believe Starship is running an Autonomous Flight Termination System. This means that there is no communication required from the ground-side. If it goes outside its flight corridor the AFTS will terminate all by itself.
For traditional FTS the ground side is constantly sending the equivalent of a keep-alive message to the vehicle. If it loses that link the vehicle will terminate itself.