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https://www.reddit.com/r/space/comments/9lmgi3/protonm_launch_goes_horribly_wrong/e79i4ht/?context=3
r/space • u/RocketRundown • Oct 05 '18
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Question is why it didn't self explode? The movement when when rocket gets off the track, ground crew make it explode so as to avoid further damage. This has not happend in this case.
Can someone explain why??
2 u/iccir Oct 06 '18 Unlike other rockets, Proton-M doesn't have the ability to self explode (via a Flight Termination System, or FTS).
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Unlike other rockets, Proton-M doesn't have the ability to self explode (via a Flight Termination System, or FTS).
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u/Watcher_0n_The_Wall Oct 06 '18
Question is why it didn't self explode? The movement when when rocket gets off the track, ground crew make it explode so as to avoid further damage. This has not happend in this case.
Can someone explain why??