Launch time14 Apr 195921:46 UTC
failure
Orbit: Suborbital
Serial number: 3D
Maiden flight of Atlas D. LOX fill/drain valve failed to close at liftoff, leading to booster section explosion T+26 seconds. RSO T+36 seconds.
Launch time14 Apr 195921:46 UTC
Orbit: Suborbital
Serial number: 3D
Maiden flight of Atlas D. LOX fill/drain valve failed to close at liftoff, leading to booster section explosion T+26 seconds. RSO T+36 seconds.