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"the flight termination system automatically terminated the mission"... by blowing itself up?
by alexobenauer 12y ago
"the flight termination system automatically terminated the mission"... by blowing itself up?
- MichaelApproved 12y agoHow else would you terminate an active rocket flying through the air?
- Chronic29 12y agoPerhaps by changing it's flight path to land in the ocean? Sorry but real life isn't like movies - you can't blow everything up.
- maccard 12y agoLand it safely on the ground 20 or 30 feet from where it took off, obviously /s
- lutorm 12y agoNo, that would be "completing" the mission, not "terminating" it... ;-)
- mikeash 12y agoYes, "flight termination system" refers to a bunch of explosives and a widget to blow them up on command.