On Friday PointNiner brought you the story of an ATK sounding rocket launched from the NASA Wallops Flight Facility that didn't quite hit its mark. In fact, the Alliant Techsystems ALV X-1 rocket was abruptly terminated by the Range Safety Officer (RSO) following a "launch anomaly", according to a NASA press release. Now an amateur video has surfaced that shows the launch and subsequent abortion of the rocket that was carrying NASA's Hypersonic Boundary Layer Transition (HYBOLT) and Sub-Orbital Aerodynamic Re-entry Experiments (SOAREX). Judging by the sound delay, I'm guessing the photographer was about 1.5 to 2 miles from the launch site. Sure makes for pretty fireworks, though.
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