Wait For It...⠀ The first Atlas-Centaur was launched on May 8, 1962. 53 seconds into its maiden flight, an anomaly caused the rocket to disintegrate in a matter of seconds in spectacular fashion.⠀ ⠀ Video credit: NASA⠀ #uetss #we_make_the_change #rocket | UET Science Society
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May 8th - on this day in 1962, the United States conducted the first suborbital flight test of the newly developed Centaur-A upper stage, launching on an Atlas-LV3C rocket from Launch Complex 36A at Cape Canaveral. At T 54 seconds, the liquid hydrogen tank ruptured, resulting in the loss of the launch vehicle. Centaur was redesigned extensively as a result of the mishap. Following multiple changes and upgrades over the years, Centaur stages are still in use, with the new Centaur V serving as the
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On May 8, 1962, NASA's new Centaur rocket exploded in mid-air during its first test flight. Discover more space history 👉 https://space-com.visitlink.me/BUGgvz The Centaur was an upper stage specially designed to launch heavier payloads into orbit. For its first launch, it flew on an Atlas rocket booster. The liftoff from Cape Canaveral went well at first. Then 54 seconds later, the Centaur suddenly exploded. Both the Centaur and the Atlas disintegrated at an altitude of nearly 30,000 feet (9,0
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