OTD In Space - May 8: Centaur Rocket Explodes During Maiden Flight

On May 8, 1962, NASA's new Centaur rocket exploded in mid-air during its first test flight. The Centaur was an upper stage ...
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What caused this Russian rocket launcher to explode from within?

A striking image from the war in Ukraine shows a destroyed BM-21 Grad twisted into an unrecognizable shape, its launcher ...
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Firefly Aerospace's Alpha rocket explodes during preflight test

Firefly Aerospace's seventh Alpha rocket exploded on Monday (Sept. 29) during preflight testing. The vehicle was destroyed, ...
Reuters

Militants in U.N. disguise explode car bombs, rockets at Mali bases

BAMAKO (Reuters) - Militants disguised as U.N. peacekeepers exploded two suicide car bombs and fired dozens of rockets at the French and United Nations bases in Mali's northern city of Timbuktu on ...
Ars Technica

NASA wants to know how the launch industry’s chic new rocket fuel explodes

For more than 60 years, nearly every large rocket used some combination of the same liquid and solid propellants. Refined kerosene was favored for its easy handling and non-toxicity, hydrazine for its ...