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Spinoff story
A Better Backup Plan for the Unthinkable
A real-world story of NASA technology finding a life beyond the mission.
About this technology
Overview
Sagrad of Melbourne, Florida, offers a technology to automatically end the flight of any rocket that experiences difficulty. The technology will soon be required at every federal launchpad. A contract with Kennedy Space Center to build the prototype spawned two smaller, cheaper versions available for commercial use.