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Every time a missile test fails anywhere, I wonder if another power’s hackers were involved, like how stuxnet was this perfectly targeted worm that sabotaged a bunch of uranium centrifuges in Iran. I’d like to think either that hackers are keeping us a little safer from physical weapons or that governments are deliberately flopping tests to avoid escalation.
More likely, rocketry is not easy or safe, which is why multiple SpaceX rockets have also failed. Not to mention all the other launch companies.
Oh come on, it’s not exactly rocket science!
Nah, it’s easy. It’s not like it’s rocket science or anything /s
Solid rocket motors ought to be a whole lot more reliable than those newly-developed or experimental liquid fuel engines
From Wikipedia: “Should the missile fail to breach the surface of the water, there are several safety mechanisms that can … deactivate the missile before launch”
Each missile is worth around £17m and the last test in 2016 also ended in failure when the missile veered off course.
Maybe they should perform these tests a bit more often.
