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The photo of the rocket launching is kind of wild. Seems like it destroyed the launch tower on the way up?
by justinclift 2y ago
The photo of the rocket launching is kind of wild. Seems like it destroyed the launch tower on the way up?
- Npgreader 2y agoThat's not the launch rail exploding, it's a styrofoam box that is built around a portion of the rocket as insulation. The payload was under a warm dry nitrogen purge before launch to keep certain components in good shape. The styrofoam is colored black so that the chunks can be easily collected from the snow.