Tag: Range Safety

  • Auto-destruct system seen as a key to ramping up launch tempos

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    Credit: Walter Scriptunas II / Scriptunas Images The U.S. Air Force says the demonstration of an automated safety system on last week’s Falcon 9 rocket launch will slash and costs and hasten turnarounds between missions from military-operated ranges in Florida and California. The on-board safety system, relying on Global Positioning System satellite navigation data, replaces…