SSM-N-8 Regulus oops

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Scott Rose
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SSM-N-8 Regulus oops

Thu Feb 20, 2020 10:07 am

A SSM-N-8 Regulus drone fails to successfully launch, sometime in the 1950s


Source: r/CatastrophicFailure on reddit
Joe Scheil
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Re: SSM-N-8 Regulus oops

Fri Feb 21, 2020 10:40 am

Seems its just a failed engine start. Why didn't they run a restart checklist?

Right.

So maybe automated airlines are not a great idea.

thanks for the video Scott!
sandiego89
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Re: SSM-N-8 Regulus oops

Fri Feb 21, 2020 11:59 am

Sometimes they just did booster tests and let the missile/drone/unmanned vehicle meet a fiery demise in the desert or ocean. I seem to recall some early Loon and ZELL test that did just that.
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