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Delta II Rocket Cracks in Half and Explodes in Rain of Fire

2.8K views · 264 reactions | January 17th - on this day in 1997, a McDonnell Douglas-built Delta II 7925 exploded 13 seconds after liftoff from Space Launch Complex 17A at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. One of the nine GEM 40 solid rocket boosters assisting the first stage upon ascent had suffered a catastrophic failure. The mission was to carry the first Block IIR GPS satellite, GPS IIR-1, to Medium Earth Orbit. | NASASpaceflight.com | Facebook