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Written by Adam Jacobs πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦ on 2025-01-17 at 10:52

Ah yes, "a rapid unscheduled disassembly".

That's "it blew the fuck up into a million pieces" to you or me, right?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/c9d55q7q908o

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Written by Steve Loughran on 2025-01-17 at 20:29

@statsguy been a euphemism in use for decades-and original a semi-serious euphemism at that. SpaceX have just brought it to a wider audience

https://space.stackexchange.com/questions/10022/who-coined-the-phrase-rapid-unscheduled-disassembly

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Written by Adam Jacobs πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦ on 2025-01-17 at 20:54

@stevel Fascinating, thanks for sharing!

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