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Rockets don't explode they experience "Anomalies"

• baq 12y ago
  the technical term seems to be 'rapid unscheduled disassembly'
  • mixmax 12y ago
    actually the correct technical term to use here would be CATO - Catastrophe At Take Off
    • xb95 12y ago
      Only slightly less euphemistic than flying's CFIT - Controlled Flight Into Terrain. AKA "whoops, the ground".
      • hudibras 12y ago
        And going the other direction, euphemistically-wise, the U.S. military's official designation for things* that fall off aircraft is TFOA: Things Falling Off Aircraft. *Anything from loose nuts or fasteners up to improperly-attached fuel tanks or bombs.
      • SAI_Peregrinus 12y ago
        Also known as lithobraking.