Atlas 3B Missile launch, test number 1564, from Patrick Air Force Base, Florida. Missile takes off from launch pad with smoke at launch site. View of gantry crane in the background. Water sprayed on launch pad after missile launch.
Atlas 3B Missile launch, test number 1564, from Patrick Air Force Base, Florida. Missile takes off from launch pad with smoke at launch site. Atlas Missile explodes mid flight. Missile part falls on ground.
Atlas 3B Missile launch, test number 1564, from Patrick Air Force Base, Florida. Atlas Missile takes off from launch pad and advances upward. Missile explodes mid flight leaving black smoke in air. Missile part falls on ground. (Note: This was the first launch of an Atlas B missile and the first Atlas to have an operating sustainer engine and detachable booster section. The launch failed due to human error; ground crews accidentally left the gyroscope spin motors powered off so the missile went out of control as soon as the pitch and roll maneuver started. Range Safety sent the destruct command 56 seconds after launch. The flight was considered a partial success because all other missile systems functioned properly until destruction.)
Atlas 3B Missile launch, test number 1564, from Patrick Air Force Base, Florida. Atlas Missile takes off from launch pad and advances upward. View of gantry crane in the background. Water sprayed on launch pad after Atlas Missile takes off.
Atlas 3B Missile launch, test number 1564, from Patrick Air Force Base, Florida. Atlas Missile takes off from launch pad and advances upward. The missile explodes mid flight with explosion in air. Burning missile part descends and falls on ground.
Atlas 3B Missile launch, test number 1564, from Patrick Air Force Base, Florida. Atlas Missile takes off from launch pad. View of the missile advancing upward. Missile tilts wildly in flight and then falls over and breaks up. Burning missile part falls to the ground.
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