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The 1969 USS Enterprise fire was a major fire and series of explosions that broke out aboard USS Enterprise on January 14, 1969, off the coast of Oahu, Hawaii. After a Zuni rocket detonated under a plane's wing, the ensuing fire touched off more munitions, blowing holes in the flight deck that allowed burning jet fuel to enter the ship. The ...
In addition, a large number of rocket-borne instruments were launched from Barking Sands, Kauai, in the Hawaiian Islands. [8] A large number of United States military ships and aircraft were operating in support of Starfish Prime in the Johnston Atoll area and across the nearby North Pacific region.
Max Valier, "first casualty of the modern space age", [92] killed by rocket engine explosion. [93] 2 February 1931: Mount Redoria near Milan, Italy: 1: A liquid fueled, 132-pound (60 kg) meteorological rocket, that was constructed by American physicist, Dr. Darwin Lyon, exploded during tests, killing a mechanic and injuring three others. Dr.
Two solid rocket boosters (SRBs), built by Morton Thiokol at the time of the disaster, [6]: 9–10 provided the majority of thrust at liftoff. They were connected to the external tank, and burned for the first two minutes of flight. [5]:
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Rocket Lab was founded in New Zealand in 2006. [121] By 2009, [122] the successful launch of Ātea-1 [122] made the organization the first private company in the Southern Hemisphere to reach space. [121] The company established its headquarters in California in 2013. [123]
The ship sank very quickly and at least two of her depth charges that were preset exploded underwater.” Two known survivors James M. Brown of New Jersey and Charles H. Carter of Texas survived ...