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I was a missile tech on a SSBN in the '70s and worked on the Poseidon C3 SLBM. This missile had six "Thrust Termination Ports" arranged around the periphery of the second stage motor dome. Each TTP was a 10" diameter fiberglass tube angled outward from the motor dome to the side of the missile with det-cord at each end.
When commanded by the ...
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Thrust termination is the goal of Range Safety in the event of an errant rocket. Rendering the boosters inert is considered secondary, when possible.
The Range Safety Officers don't rely on the current positions of the vehicle to decide to terminate, but instead are looking at the IIP (Integrated Impact Point) on a map. The IIP is the point where the ...
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Well, I can refer you to the Range Safety Wikipedia entry:
Two switches were used, ARM and DESTRUCT. The ARM switch shut down
propulsion for liquid propelled vehicles, and the DESTRUCT ignited the
primacord surrounding the fuel tanks. In the case of manned flight,
the vehicle would be allowed to fly to apogee before the DESTRUCT was
transmitted. This would ...
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