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Why NASA Built A Rocket Engine That Had To Explode To Succeed

Deep in a remote desert test site, NASA engineers built an engine meant to fail — violently. The detonation wasn’t an accident; it was the only way to test the limits of the materials that would one ...
Mike Barnett Aviation on MSN

How a Lightning Turns Into a Rocket the Second It Hits the Throttle

The English Electric Lightning wasn’t just a fighter it was a vertical rocket with wings, and this clip proves it. The moment ...