Comment on SpaceX rocket explodes during testing over TexasparentComments−ceejayoz12yNot only do these rockets have them, but manned craft like the Space Shuttle are destructible from the ground (one hopes the encryption keys are well-protected). You don't want an out-of-control bomb heading towards Orlando.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Range_safety#Range_safety_in_US...−LaGrange12yActually, your link states that the orbiter wasn't destructible.−ceejayoz12yIt wasn't much of a bomb in comparison to the rest of the components.
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Not only do these rockets have them, but manned craft like the Space Shuttle are destructible from the ground (one hopes the encryption keys are well-protected). You don't want an out-of-control bomb heading towards Orlando.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Range_safety#Range_safety_in_US...
Actually, your link states that the orbiter wasn't destructible.
It wasn't much of a bomb in comparison to the rest of the components.