View of Atlas Missile 27E launched from launch pad. The missile in flight for less than a second and it blows up. Explosion on the ground. Fire and smoke rises.
Atlas missile 27E launches at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. Missile blows up soon after its launch. Fire and black smoke rises from the explosion.
Atlas missile 27E launches at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. Missile ready for the launch. It falls with a large explosion on the ground. Fire and black smoke rises from the explosion.
Atlas missile 27E launches at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. View of Atlas 27E ready to launch. Large explosion on the ground soon after its launch. Fire and black smoke rises from the explosion. (Note: This was the ninth E-series Atlas launched and the first from the West Coast. The missile suffered combustion instability in one booster engine, the resultant asymmetrical thrust causing it to tip over and explode on impact with the silo wall. OSTF-1 suffered extensive damage and did not host another launch for nine months.)
Atlas missile 27E launches at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. View of a launch pad and Atlas 27E ready to launch.
Atlas missile 51D's launch, test number 775 at Cape Canaveral, Florida. View of base of Atlas 51D as it is ready to launch. Large explosion takes place with fire blazing, soon after its launch.
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