SpaceX's Newest Rocket Just Blowed Up

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  1. Tuckerfan

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    Oops.
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    More at the link.
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    steve2^4 Aged Meat

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    Not to seem pedantic, but an unexpected outcome is more useful than "all nominal." At least as unmanned test flights go.
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    Lanzman Vast, Cool and Unsympathetic Formerly Important

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    Space launches, while now routine, are not routine. It's still a difficult, dangerous business.
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    Was the "termination" the explosion, or was the explosion after the official mission termination? What's the protocol for automatically blowing up a rocket?
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    Bailey It's always Christmas Eve Super Moderator

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    Definitely true, but also worth pointing out this wasn't even a routine launch, it was a test of a vehicle with several new systems on board.
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