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0 points001sky10y ago0 comments

The lack of fragmentation from the first event suggests event #2 would have been range control.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZeiBFtkrZEw&t=23m38s

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TrevorJ10y ago

They said in the press conference that it wasn't a commanded event.

001skyOP10y ago

Press conference said that range safety didn't command the FTS (flight termination system) and there is no data (yet) that FTS enabled, but that's doesn't mean the on-board FTS didn't activate itself. It certainly looked like a controlled explosion...

Comment from Reddit that may be useful.

https://www.reddit.com/r/space/comments/3bejxp/spacex_crs7_h...

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