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Spectacular Rocket Explosions
Even rocket scientists can't be right all the time. See the awesomeness that results when they're wrong!
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Juno II Rocket Explosion
Seconds into NASA's launch of the Juno II rocket, the first-stage engine fires in the opposite direction. After the rocket careens off course, the Range Safety Officer at Cape Canaveral triggers the self-destruct.
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Titan Rocket Crashes
A Titan rocket exploding dramatically on the launchpad without even getting off the ground.
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Vanguard Rocket Explosion
A US Vanguard rocket explosion circa 1958. It doesn't even get off the launch pad.
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V-2 Rocket Crashes
The V-2 rocket was tested extensively the by Nazi Germany during WWII as means of attacking distant Britain. In these early days, 1/3 of the V-2's launched had failed.
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Ariane 5 Rocket Explosion
An integer conversion error caused this rocket to explode during ascent.
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Russian Rocket Launch Failure
A Russian Soyuz rocket carrying a Foton M-1 satellite has a total failure during launch and collides into the Earth with a large explosion.
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Soviet N1 Moon Rocket Exploding
This was the largest rocket ever built. The explosion was equivalent to 5,000 tons of TNT. That's 1/3 of the Little Boy atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima in 1945.
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Challenger Shuttle Explosion
In 1986 the Challenger Space Shuttle exploded 70 seconds into lift off due to a bad O-ring seal in one of its solid fuel boosters. The seven astronauts aboard were incinerated.
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