And also starting at 0:43 in that clip is the rocket that explodes, an Atlas-Centaur on its maiden flight on May 8, 1962. It was the Centaur upper stage that fa

And also starting at 0:43 in that clip is the rocket that explodes, an Atlas-Centaur on its maiden flight on May 8, 1962. It was the Centaur upper stage that failed, but I believe we see the Atlas booster engines tumbling.