INSIDE THE APOLLO PROJECT: Explosion of a 2nd Stage of the Sautrn V in1966

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Explosion of a 2nd Stage of the Sautrn V in1966

Complete destruction of a 2nd Stage of a Saturn V by human error in an empty fuel tank.
The explosion not only destroyed the stage but essentially destroyed the Test Stand.

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