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"That’s not very typical, I’d like to make that point."
"Well, how is it untypical?"
"Well, there are a lot of these rockets launching around the world all the time, and very seldom does anything like this happen… I just don’t want people thinking that rockets aren’t safe."
"Was this rocket safe?"
"Well I was thinking more about the other ones…"
"The ones that are safe."
"Yeah, the ones the payload fairing doesn’t fall off prematurely."
I knew this would be here before even clicking on it post. Very well done, and carry on.
The title alludes to it. Hard to miss.
I see Clarke and Dawe and instantly upvote.
At least rockets typically spontaneously disassemble outside the environment. No towing necessary.
I’m not saying it wasn’t safe. It’s just perhaps not quite as safe as some of the other ones.
Well what happened in this case?
"Well, cardboard's out."