@lavie154: As a note (from lived experience): blowing up the pad is generally about the single worst thing you can do. For most no…
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A user shares a note from experience that 'blowing up the pad' is one of the worst things you can do, typically resulting in a maximum risk rating and a 12-18 month setback, especially for non-crew programs.
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As a note (from lived experience): blowing up the pad is generally about the single worst thing you can do. For most non-crew programs it’s really the only way you earn a maximum risk rating
Probably a 12-18 mo setback, depends how much was compromised. Not much prior precedent
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