rapid unscheduled disassembly

Noun

rapid unscheduled disassembly (countable and uncountable, plural rapid unscheduled disassemblies)

1. (euphemistic) Synonym of rapid unplanned disassembly.
   • Private spaceflight company SpaceX has released new pictures of its Falcon 9 rocket attempting to land on a floating platform in the Atlantic Ocean before undergoing what its chief executive, Elon Musk, euphemistically referred to as "RUD" – that’s "Rapid Unscheduled Disassembly". In other words...2015 January 16, Alex Hern, “This is what a 'rapid unscheduled disassembly' looks like”, in The Guardian
   • The four-minute flight ended in what the company called a "rapid unscheduled disassembly" — meaning it blew up. But there was much to learn from the flight, the latest step in SpaceX’s explode-as-you-learn approach.2023 April 20, Daniel Victor, Kenneth Chang, “Starship Exploded, but SpaceX Had Reason to Pop Champagne Anyway”, in The New York Times

   Synonyms:

   rapid unplanned disassembly