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  2. 1980 Damascus Titan missile explosion - Wikipedia

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    The Damascus Titan missile explosion (also called the Damascus accident [1]) was a 1980 U.S. nuclear weapons incident involving a Titan II Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM). The incident occurred on September 18–19, 1980, at Missile Complex 374-7 in rural Arkansas when a U.S. Air Force LGM-25C Titan II ICBM loaded with a 9-megaton W ...

  3. Titan (rocket family) - Wikipedia

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    The HGM-25A Titan I, built by the Martin Company, was the first version of the Titan family of rockets. It began as a backup ICBM project in case the SM-65 Atlas was delayed. It was a two-stage rocket operational from early 1962 to mid-1965 whose LR-87 booster engine was powered by RP-1 (kerosene) and liquid oxygen (LOX).

  4. LGM-25C Titan II - Wikipedia

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    The Titan rocket family was established in October 1955, ... Unfortunately, a fire broke out in the thrust section soon after liftoff, leading to loss of control ...

  5. 1965 Searcy missile silo fire - Wikipedia

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    The 1965 Searcy missile silo fire was an uncontrolled fire inside a Titan II missile silo near Searcy, Arkansas on August 9, 1965. The fire broke out while the missile silo was being renovated and improved; the missile was installed and fueled at the time, although the nuclear warhead had been removed.

  6. List of Titan launches - Wikipedia

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    Rockets from the Titan family accumulated 368 launches between 1959 ... Fuel valve leak caused a thrust section fire and loss of control. Missile self-destructed at ...

  7. Cape Canaveral Space Launch Complex 40 - Wikipedia

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    Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40), sometimes referred to as "Slick Forty," is a launch pad located at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. Initially opened as Launch Complex 40 (LC-40) and used by the United States Air Force for 55 launches of rockets from the Titan family between 1965 and 2005.

  8. Missing Titanic sub update - Debris confirms deaths as family ...

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    OceanGate Expedition’s Titan submersible began its journey to the wreck site, which sits at a depth of 12,500 in the Atlantic Ocean, on Sunday morning. About an hour and 45 minutes later, the ...

  9. HGM-25A Titan I - Wikipedia

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    The Martin Marietta SM-68A/HGM-25A Titan I was the United States' first multistage intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), in use from 1959 until 1962. Though the SM-68A was operational for only three years, it spawned numerous follow-on models that were a part of the U.S. arsenal and space launch capability.