Range Safety – Spaceflight Now

August 6, 2020

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Auto-destruct system seen as a key to ramping up launch tempos

February 25, 2017

The U.S. Air Force says the demonstration of an automated safety system on last week’s Falcon 9 rocket launch will slash and costs and hasten turnarounds between missions from military-operated ranges in Florida and California.