darthgently Posted March 31 Share Posted March 31 On 3/31/2025 at 1:46 AM, StrandedonEarth said: It appeared to cut the engines after losing control, and didn’t break up in the air, so somewhat different… For all I know Proton couldn’t cut the engines even if it wanted to… Expand From what I’ve gathered the FTS shutdown the engines in lieu of using explosives which is common for smaller rockets and outfits Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magnemoe Posted March 31 Share Posted March 31 On 3/31/2025 at 11:04 AM, darthgently said: From what I’ve gathered the FTS shutdown the engines in lieu of using explosives which is common for smaller rockets and outfits Expand Starship is the largest rocket build and uses explosives in its FTS But as this was low attitude and just at the start of gravity turn it was smarter to just have it fall into the sea than exploding it in the air there fragments might damage the pad falling down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darthgently Posted March 31 Share Posted March 31 On 3/31/2025 at 12:12 PM, magnemoe said: Starship is the largest rocket build and uses explosives in its FTS But as this was low attitude and just at the start of gravity turn it was smarter to just have it fall into the sea than exploding it in the air there fragments might damage the pad falling down. Expand True, but my understanding is that it didn’t even have explosives installed and this is common in smaller rockets. Could be wrong of course Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magnemoe Posted March 31 Share Posted March 31 On 3/31/2025 at 2:55 PM, darthgently said: True, but my understanding is that it didn’t even have explosives installed and this is common in smaller rockets. Could be wrong of course Expand Might be I misunderstood you, smaller rockets don't have FTS, probably because their more mass sensitive and less destructive than huge ones. https://www.google.no/maps/@69.2931753,16.0180229,748m/data=!3m1!1e3?hl=no&entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDMyNS4xIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D Here is google map from location, I assume the, patch below the road is construction of the orbital launch pad. Original purpose was launching missiles and sounding rockets who often is the same thing given an upper stage instead of warhead and looks like that is across the road to the north. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darthgently Posted March 31 Share Posted March 31 On 3/31/2025 at 4:16 PM, magnemoe said: Might be I misunderstood you, smaller rockets don't have FTS, probably because their more mass sensitive and less destructive than huge ones. https://www.google.no/maps/@69.2931753,16.0180229,748m/data=!3m1!1e3?hl=no&entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDMyNS4xIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D Here is google map from location, I assume the, patch below the road is construction of the orbital launch pad. Original purpose was launching missiles and sounding rockets who often is the same thing given an upper stage instead of warhead and looks like that is across the road to the north. Expand Perhaps the confusion is that it is my understanding that a flight termination system merely terminates the flight; which could be via explosives or merely shutting off the engines. Both are FTS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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