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The first Atlas D was launched from Pad 13 at Cape Canaveral. It exploded 109 seconds into the flight. A support aircraft photographed the missile's tank and nose cone reentry. |
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14 April 1959: The first Atlas D was launched from Pad 13 at Cape Canaveral. It exploded 109 seconds into the flight. A support aircraft photographed the missile's tank and nose cone reentry.
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