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		cloudwalking on July 21, 2015 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: SpaceX CRS-7 Failure Investigation Teleconference ... 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.

MertsA on July 23, 2015 [–]

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?

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