Long March 3B Intelsat 708
Falcon 1 ?
I also like the Trident 2... pretty incredible luck with the camera angle.
The explosion when it hit was loud and dramatic like Proton
I know the Masten guys still semi-seriously talk about having Xombie do an *intentional* flip as its final flight, if they run out of customers for more sane flight profiles, and don't get any paid offers from museums to retire Xombie before they do that flight...:-)~Jon
Quote from: jongoff on 07/02/2013 10:30 pmI know the Masten guys still semi-seriously talk about having Xombie do an *intentional* flip as its final flight, if they run out of customers for more sane flight profiles, and don't get any paid offers from museums to retire Xombie before they do that flight...:-)~JonWow, that'd be cool to see!
What explosion? Tanks designed to rupture to relieve structural stress during rapid ground contact ruptured, and propellants designed to rapidly mix and burn to minimize ecological harm on marine life rapidly mixed and burned effectuating brief period of elevated heat, sound and light.
Wasn't there a DC-X or DC-XA flight during which the vehicle intentionally flew a loop and landed safely?
Quote from: ClaytonBirchenough on 07/03/2013 12:03 amQuote from: jongoff on 07/02/2013 10:30 pmI know the Masten guys still semi-seriously talk about having Xombie do an *intentional* flip as its final flight, if they run out of customers for more sane flight profiles, and don't get any paid offers from museums to retire Xombie before they do that flight...:-)~JonWow, that'd be cool to see! Heck, I'll pay them for that flight!
Jupiter
Some Thor/Delta cartwheels:*Nimbus B 5/18/68--Control started to fail soon as the pitch and roll sequence started, and the RSO blew it up at T+101 seconds. The failure was apparently the result of a rather burly technician applying too much force when installing the yaw gyro and breaking its alignment pins. It is more notable perhaps for the Navy's recovery of the SNAP generators carried by the satellite.