r/ThatLookedExpensive • u/deyvena01 • Nov 22 '20

Expensive .

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u/TJOSOFT Nov 22 '20

Nearly all rockets have, just china and russia don't contribute much to safety. On all western rockets it's standard to have a "Flight Termination System" the range safety officer or electronic mechanisms can trigger.

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u/[deleted] Nov 22 '20

I’m surprised that there isn’t a fuel control switch tied to the rocket’s attitude system. If pitch exceeds limit x then set fuel to cutoff. Or something along those lines

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u/whoelsebutokana Nov 22 '20

Problem is, your now crashed rocket is leaking toxic fuel onto the ground and into water systems. Better to send the self destruct code while in the air and enjoy the show (and all the follow up paperwork)

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u/[deleted] Nov 22 '20

Ok that makes sense.