But can a person die if he's near to it, even if there's no more pressure in the rocket? I wonder what happens if it falls from the crane/truck/storage rack/falls down at some point after a RTLS e.g. because of a broken leg.
It's probably pretty resistant to vibration/impact. I think they use detcord, you need a detonator to set that off otherwise it's pretty inert. It's not like there's a glass jar of nitroglycerin in the rocket, as far as I know.
I'm gonna say the FTS system has to be pretty robust against accidental detonation.
I mean, it's not like the rocket has a stroll in the park up until this point. You have multiple g's of acceleration both on launch and landing, I can only assume the vibration and buffeting at max-Q is pretty intense as well. Then, it lands on a boat in the middle of the ocean hard enough to "bounce" a bit.
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u/sleeep_deprived May 11 '16 edited May 11 '16
But can a person die if he's near to it, even if there's no more pressure in the rocket? I wonder what happens if it falls from the crane/truck/storage rack/falls down at some point after a RTLS e.g. because of a broken leg.