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by cloudwalking 3979 days ago
For pedantry's sake: Falcon 9 blew itself up once an anomaly was detected. The Air Force kill command was not sent until dozens of minutes after the vehicle disintegrated.
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The rocket can initiate range safety itself like that?? What happens if a pressure sensor in one of the tanks fails a second after liftoff?