If you watch the nose of the rocket you can see that it failed to achieve thrust and fell back onto the launch pad. The explosion was not immediate - it came slightly later when fuel and oxidiser came into contact after the tanks ruptured. Bob > -----Original Message----- > From: Greg Williams [mailto:k4hsm@lock-net.com] > Sent: 31 January 2007 05:41 > To: SeeSat-L@satobs.org > Cc: seesat-l@satobs.org > Subject: Sea-Launch rocket explosion video > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eMG2SBwIcrM > > It was only a matter of time... > > Greg > > -------------------------------------------------------------- > ----------- > Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, > SeeSat-L archive: > http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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