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Rockets are a lot like skyscrapers: they burn slowly and sedately for several minutes until the structural members overheat and collapse. (Assuming kerosene fue
by Daniel_Newby 14y ago
Rockets are a lot like skyscrapers: they burn slowly and sedately for several minutes until the structural members overheat and collapse. (Assuming kerosene fuel like the Apollo rockets used.)
- caf 14y agoThe upper stages used hydrogen - if that leaks (or the LOX) then your bad day is going to proceed much more rapidly.