How To Destroy Wayward Rockets - Flight Termination Systems Explained

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Flight termination systems are a critical part of rockets which must operate with 100% reliability, but which you never want to actually use. Generally they're designed to destroy a wayward rocket before they can pose a threat to bystanders, and there's been a long history of their use, in some cases with great urgency.

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