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Dragon launch escape: roll control?

Dragon’s four superdraco pods are positioned well for pitch and yaw control, but not for roll control. So I’m wondering how they’ll control for roll during launch escape—or if they’ll even control for ...
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How did the attitude system of the uncrewed Soyuz 7K-OK No.1 fail on the launch pad in 1966, killing ground staff as LES was activated?

Wikipedia has a stub article on the loss of the Soyuz 7K-OK No.1 test flight in 1966-12-14, but this part doesn't make sense to me: However, once the Soyuz rocket's engines ignited, they did not ...
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