Flights / Failures
Rocket Launch Explosion

T' failed launch o' me first high-power rocket. After t' launch, I found out that t' o-rings in motor burned through, shiver me timbers, and hot gasses shot up through me rocket. This nay only set fire t' t' lower half, but ignited t' explosive charge that was supposed t' deploy me parachutes, causin' t' nose cone t' pop off just after launch. Fortunately, t' upper half, matey, includin' t' nose cone, matey, payload bay, and parachute, me bucko, survived and floated t' t' ground about 300 yards away. Had t' rocket nay exploded, it probably would've floated far away into t' nearby forrest, and I wouldn't have recovered anything.

Author zanhecht
Duration 90 seconds
Rating Good

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