Carolina. After losing their experiment
in the Antares failure in October, they
again watched their work destroyed
aboard the SpaceX Dragon capsule.
Despite the apparent break up of
the rocket 159 seconds after launch,
flight termination signals were sent 70
seconds later to ensure any remaining components would not endanger
anyone.
The FAA’s NOTMAR map (top) and the NOTAM map
(bottom) issued before the SpaceX CRS-7 launch.
ISS suffers another loss of resupply cargo:
“45th Space Wing Mission Flight
Control Officers sent command
destruct functions in accordance
with Air Force policy and procedures
to ensure public safety,” the Air Force
said in a statement. The action may
have also help disperse rocket fuel
harmlessly in the atmosphere making
the search for debris safer.
When watching in person, from
near the launch site or on TV, hearing
that launch has been scrubbed because the “range is red” is frustrating.
But know that this helps keep everyone on the ground out of harm’s way
so that should something go wrong
after liftoff, the Range Safety Officers
can terminate that flight safely.
Learn more about the history of
keeping the Eastern Test Range safe
in an Air Force film at http://goo.gl/
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