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It doesn't take much to make the kind of explosion you see in the video (those chemicals are quite volatile). I think the safety comes from that being the exten
by geerlingguy 12y ago
It doesn't take much to make the kind of explosion you see in the video (those chemicals are quite volatile). I think the safety comes from that being the extent of the explosion. Compare that to a fully-fueled stage, which would have 90x more fuel, a 90x larger fireball, shock wave, etc.
The deck of the ship almost looked undamaged!
- Sammi 12y agoImages of the barge post explosion here: http://spaceflightnow.com/2015/01/11/photos-spacexs-rocket-landing-platform-back-in-port/ http://spaceflightnow.com/2015/01/11/photos-spacexs-rocket-l...