• @atx_aquarian
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    99 months ago

    Every time a missile test fails anywhere, I wonder if another power’s hackers were involved, like how stuxnet was this perfectly targeted worm that sabotaged a bunch of uranium centrifuges in Iran. I’d like to think either that hackers are keeping us a little safer from physical weapons or that governments are deliberately flopping tests to avoid escalation.

    • Flying Squid
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      69 months ago

      More likely, rocketry is not easy or safe, which is why multiple SpaceX rockets have also failed. Not to mention all the other launch companies.

      • @DoomBot5
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        19 months ago

        Nah, it’s easy. It’s not like it’s rocket science or anything /s

        • @perviouslyiner
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          9 months ago

          Solid rocket motors ought to be a whole lot more reliable than those newly-developed or experimental liquid fuel engines

          From Wikipedia: “Should the missile fail to breach the surface of the water, there are several safety mechanisms that can … deactivate the missile before launch