Canon PowerShot SD4000 IS
ƒ/2.8
4.9 mm
1/2,000
125
the upper stage motor had an insulator failure and the hot gases burned right through the aluminum sidewall. That put the upper stage into a sudden corkscrew four seconds after motor ignition.
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Sustainer sections as found:
Post extraction, the biological payload section inside looks like it would have survived this landing, but it was not armed. The Google Satellite Android was sh-sh-sh-shattered.
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