A failure of one of the rocket's first-stage engines just after liftoff would result in a destructive pad fallback.
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Fallback
/ˈfɔːl.bæk/
Synonyms for "fallback" (52 found)
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Noun(9 words)
crutchesdefaultdefault configurationdefault statedefault valuedegraded modedisengagementfallback mechanismfallback value
Adjective(1 words)
english recourse
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The black hole formed as a result of fallback of ejecta onto the neutron star initially created by the supernova explosion.
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As a fallback, I suppose we can use typewriters if the word processing system fails.
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Particle size distributions of fallback and ejecta were determined principally by mechanical sieving and weighing.
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