Blade of Death

18 responses to “Blade of Death”

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   jurvetson

   Apr 3, 2011 at 5:55 am

   Problems started at takeoff… The forward closure delay grain failed, venting the high pressure upward:

   

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   Frankie De Leonardis

   Apr 3, 2011 at 9:35 am

   wow the first one is an amazing pic!

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   Astrocatou

   Apr 3, 2011 at 12:34 pm

   Yes….very photogenic failure.

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   jurvetson

   Apr 3, 2011 at 4:03 pm

   It looks like some kind of of oil painting to me.

   The cloud cover made everything a bit backlit and dramatic. And yeah, the best launches are when something crazy happens… and it’s not your rocket…. Kinda like NASCAR

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   solerena

   Apr 3, 2011 at 4:39 pm

   Cool, the cloud has the shape of Italy….

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   jurvetson

   Apr 3, 2011 at 9:23 pm

   =) and it was mostly unharmed.

   Another sky painting… looks like Batman vs. the Red Baron

   

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   jhagerty52

   Apr 3, 2011 at 10:29 pm

   My wife happened to walk in while I was viewing this. "That’s not real, that’s a painting!" she said before I had said a word.

   Can’t wait for the video from the Sledgehammer!

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   r o s e n d a h l

   Apr 4, 2011 at 2:12 am

   That’s fantastic. Sorry for the failure, but it sure makes for great photos.

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   Scott S Chou

   Apr 4, 2011 at 5:13 am

   This is so good, I’m speechless!

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    Wind Watcher

    Apr 5, 2011 at 1:40 am

    Spectacular failure! Some how these images remind me of the Challenger failure….

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    TrombaMarina

    Apr 5, 2011 at 7:07 pm

    Fantastic photos!

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    jurvetson

    Apr 5, 2011 at 11:22 pm

    thanks y’all… Here’s a slo-mo video of some of the action (it’s hard to track in telephoto, believe me… =)

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    TomiTapio

    Apr 8, 2011 at 1:57 am

    Burnalicious! Woot!

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    skinsbbc

    Apr 27, 2011 at 5:27 am

    WOW! Those are awesome captures!

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    Wendy Rauw

    Jun 10, 2011 at 12:02 pm

    Wow!

    (ACTION NOW)

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    flytrue2

    Jun 28, 2011 at 3:46 pm

    hmm…smores anyone?

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    Tony CC Gray

    Jul 8, 2011 at 3:02 pm

    (Action now)

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    InDanaPt

    Sep 5, 2011 at 6:45 pm

    This would make a great dispair.com t-shirt.

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