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cdash | 2 years ago

Just want to add another comment in here that there is no manual termination, they are using a fully automatic flight termination system.

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ByThyGrace|2 years ago

Surely the final Starship carrying passengers will not have auto flight termination?

sebzim4500|2 years ago

As I understand it, on crewed flights of the Falcon 9 the AFTS is somehow integrated with the abort system so that it is impossible for it to detonate without the capsule having a few seconds to get to safety first.

I don't see how this would work for Starship, since it won't have an abort system.

thinkcontext|2 years ago

Not sure about that but indications are it won't have an escape system like other manned craft.

BurningFrog|2 years ago

If you pay the Non AFT Fee, yes.

wheelerof4te|2 years ago

No. If thing go south, they'd just suicide themselves manually.

wly_cdgr|2 years ago

Surely it will, but prob only Elon and a couple others will know about it

t0mas88|2 years ago

Imagine explaining to the court that the passengers were blown up by your AI algorithm...

I expect these things are only on test flights indeed.