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Out of curiosity, what does this signal actually trigger?
by Stolpe 12y ago
Out of curiosity, what does this signal actually trigger?
- kogepathic 12y agoEach rocket contains conventional explosives which are used to destroy the vehicle if attitude control is lost during flight. It's to prevent the rocket from causing more damage by possibly crashing into a populated area. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Range_safety http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Range_safety
- smackfu 12y agoUsually it's a rope of explosives running up the barrel of the rocket. The goal is to quickly remove structural integrity, and the rocket takes care of blowing itself up immediately.