• perviouslyiner@lemmy.world
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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