The Mercury Atlas 1 rocket lifting off from Cape Canavral in Florida. The unmanned rocket exploded 58 seconds after lift-off on 29 July 1960. The debris was collected and engineers attempted to reassemble MA-1 to determine the cause of the explosion.
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