XPost: sci.physics, sci.space.policy   
   From: jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca   
      
   On 2017-05-25 03:14, Anthony Frost wrote:   
      
   > SpaceX are now flying with new range safety equipment that removes the   
   > need for most of the ground tracking equipment.   
      
      
   I know range safety is the one that transmits the command to go "kaboom".   
      
   Is range safety also in charge of making the decision that a rocket is   
   off its nominal course and send the "kaboom" command, or is that   
   decision made by the launching company's systems who then tell range   
   safety to send the command ?   
      
   Is there always a human who sees alert on screen and then decides to   
   press the big red button, or is that automated ?   
      
   Are there cases where a human makes a decision to press the big red   
   button based on visual cues ? or is the decision explicitely limited to   
   telemetry data ?   
      
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