What keeps everyone safe when rockets fail? Why did the failed Falcon 9 rocket land in the ocean?

SpaceX experienced their first landing failure of a Falcon 9 since 2016! So what went wrong? What kept everyone safe? Is there a big risk of a failed rocket landing on people?

Today we'll mostly be looking at the CRS-16 landing failure and using it as an example as what systems are on board, what programming is used and how the flight termination system works to keep us on the ground safe.

We'll dive into the details of its landing sequence by looking at it's exact trajectory using http://flightclub.io and I'll be explaining what exactly happened using Kerbal Space Program to simulate the failed grid fins.

Play the mission for yourself here! - https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1587695886

"What Exactly Caused SpaceX's Falcon 9 Landing Failure" -https://youtu.be/Ge1_6MUWAYg

"Biggest Booms of Spaceflight History" - https://youtu.be/WlQH3MHhm0Y

Thanks for the amazing website Declan! http://flightclub.io, and consider supporting his work through Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/flightclub/

Thanks so much to Daz Valdez of K Space Academy for letting me use his amazing footage!!! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9XMfhKxwo2c

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