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Comment by oska | original | SpaceX catches the Starship to end Flight 15
[−]oska · 2026-11-15 Sun 02:27 UTC · link
> and then the body of the booster imploded

This was the Flight Termination System (FTS)

[−]ssl-3 · 2026-11-15 Sun 04:18 UTC · link
It terminates via implosion? That sounds backwards.
[−]oska · 2026-11-15 Sun 09:42 UTC · link
Scott Manley explains why there was an implosion after the FTS was triggered here :

https://youtu.be/uwGBBAv8PBI?si=nhuGpQXreMD9U56o&t=565