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Maria Muñoz Morillo

Neutralisation protocol: behind the safety that protects lives at every space launch

Behind the roar of the engines and the visual spectacle of every liftoff at Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana, a critical division is at work whose efforts may go unnoticed unless something goes wrong: the Flight Safety Division.

This team has a clear mission: to ensure the absolute protection of the population and technical staff from the moment the rocket leaves the launch pad until all its stages have been deactivated and fallen back to Earth.

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