XPost: sci.physics, sci.space.policy   
   From: fjmccall@gmail.com   
      
   JF Mezei  wrote:   
      
   >On 2017-05-26 09:38, Fred J. McCall wrote:   
   >   
   >> If "the AFSS in use on the Falcon 9 has sole control over the destruct   
   >> system" why is that number 25 rather than zero?  What are those 25   
   >> people doing if they cannot override and blow the rocket?   
   >>   
   >   
   >If they legally still have jurisdiction over range control, I suspect   
   >they still have a red button for manual intervention just in case, and   
   >they probably have people who monitor the AFSS data.   
   >   
      
   I 'suspect' they do, too, which is what I said.   
      
      
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