Taming Liquid Hydrogen: The Centaur Upper Stage Rocket, 1958-2002 by National Aeronautics and Administration, Mark D. Bowles, Virginia P. Dawson

Taming Liquid Hydrogen: The Centaur Upper Stage Rocket, 1958-2002

National Aeronautics and Administration, Mark D. Bowles, Virginia P. Dawson

306 pages • missing pub info (editions)

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During its maiden voyage in May 1962, a Centaur upper stage rocket, mated to an Atlas booster, exploded 54 seconds after launch, engulfing the rocket in a huge fireball. Investigation revealed that Centaur's light, stainless-steel tank had split o...

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