Would it really be that bad?

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Socrates II — 7/9/2008 1:33:19 PM (archived)

I mean in terms of blowing up the Cape?

I don't think even the Saturn 5 could have done that.

One of the Soviet Union's N-1 rockets supposedly exploded and
turned its launch pad into a crater but did not destroy the entire
launch facility.

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STS 124 SRBs behavior - Raoul - 7/7/2008 6:42:23 PM
- That event was harmless, but another scenario may not be. - Jacob - 7/7/2008 8:12:30 PM
  - re: That event was harmless, but another scenario may not be. - ER - 7/8/2008 7:51:57 PM
    - Would it really be that bad? - Socrates II - 7/9/2008 1:33:19 PM
    - re: That event was harmless, but another scenario may not be. - dtb - 7/9/2008 12:38:02 AM
    - The SRBs cannot be turned off before all the exhaust is gone (n/t) - Raoul - 7/8/2008 9:53:14 PM
  - Nice (n/t) - pb - 7/8/2008 7:10:48 AM
  - We're a real bundle of joy today! (n/t) - Nick Hoffman - 7/8/2008 6:22:03 AM
    - I would hope to see the Space Shuttle program end in 2010 with a whimper, not a bang. (n/t) - Jacob - 7/8/2008 1:43:51 PM

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