Ariane flight V88
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Ariane flight V88, also known as Ariane 5 Flight 501, was the failed maiden flight of the Arianespace Ariane 5 rocket, vehicle no. 501, on 4 June 1996. It carried the Cluster spacecraft, a constellati
Ariane flight V88 exploding during launch
One of the four Cluster satellites for flight V88
ESA quadrilateral mission insignia for Cluster Horizon 2000 (Science Programme)← SOHOHuygens →
Recovered support strut of the satellite structure
Range safety
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In rocketry, range safety or flight safety is ensured by monitoring the flight paths of missiles and launch vehicles, and enforcing strict guidelines for rocket construction and ground-based operation
The Delta 3914 rocket carrying the GOES-G satellite, launching from Cape Canaveral, was given the destruct command by the range 91 seconds after launch due to an electrical failure that shut one of the engines down.
Inspection of the flight termination system on Space Shuttle Discovery
Linear shaped charges mounted on a Falcon 9 rocket
An autonomous flight safety system developed by ATK