Where's the red circle when you need it?
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And winter blinker fluid too
That seems like a long ways up to ride on a roller-coaster, but okay.
What's the really long spindly thing on top of the crew capsule for?
That's the Launch Escape System (LES). It's a rocket motor that can activate to separate the crew capsule from the rest of the rocket in the event of a bad launch.
Ahh, gotcha. I assume it separates before the final stage booster ignites?
I believe (though I'm not an expert on the system) that it separates during the second stage when it's no longer needed.
Yes, it gets jettisoned after the separation of the first stage and ignition of the second stage.
Seems to be working near the rocket.
That's my uncle
That tower is borg technology.