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U.S. Space Force: Automated Flight Safety System to Allow More Rapid Launches

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U.S. Space Force: Automated Flight Safety System to Allow More Rapid Launches
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying supplies to the International Space Station launches from launch complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center, Fla. on June 3. Along with the supplies, the rocket carried scientific research and technology demonstrations. (U.S. Space Force Photo)

A SpaceX Automated Flight Safety System (AFSS) for the company's Falcon 9 rockets permitted three launches within 11 days of one another in May and early June, U.S. Space Force (USSF) said. AFSS is to replace the ground-based Flight Termination System, which requires USSF personnel to use radar, telemetry, and other data to initiate and track launches and to abort them, if a rocket goes awry. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)-approved AFSS provide GPS and tracking data aboard rockets to permit…

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