Delta GOES-G destructs over Cape Canaveral (5-3-86)

A Delta rocket with the GOES-G weather satellite, NASA's first mission after the Challenger accident, destructs shortly after liftoff when the vehicle's main engine - providing all the steering - shuts down prematurely (look for the flameout), sending the payload (seen coming off first) into the Atlantic ocean off the Florida coast on May 3, 1986.

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Science & Technology

Tags:

• rocket
• explosion
• delta
• goes-g

[reknas78]

Ah...a premature engine shutdown...???  Try an explosion and there is no main engine. Look at you monitors and see the explosion. Embarrassing when you say " Premature engine shutdow" or "We have an anomaly" it's better just to be silent.

[DirkDiggler1711]

@reknas78 You do realize that the PAO is sitting in a windowless bunker with very little video watching capabilities. She was probably concentrating on her computer screen to pass along the information.

[3210andLiftoff]

@DirkDiggler1711 The information is correct. Not sure what reknas78 means.

[3210andLiftoff]

@reknas78 I'm not sure what you mean, the vehicle did have a premature main engine shutdown. And yes, it has a main engine, the core engine on the first stage of the Delta vehicle. The first stage has nine strap-on SRBs surrounding it.

[RJY4356]

I remember watching this LIVE on The Weather Channel of all places...wheneevr there was a NOAA satellite launch they'd show it live. This was at 6:18 p.m. on a Saturday evening. I remember the weather channel guys didn't realize what happened at first and it took them a moment to replay it and realize the RSO destroyed it after they lost control form the engine shutdown.

[3210andLiftoff]

You can see when the RSO detonates the remainder, but the initial breakup is aerodynamic.

[mkp823]

@reknas78  You're correct. It IS better to just be silent. Take your own advise, dimwit.

[VirginianHighlander]

Supersonic flight over Cape Canaveral in early 1986 was not recommended....

....a little too late.

[firmingitup]

Looks like GOES-G went GOES BOOM!

[Clarinerd617]

@reknas78 You do realize that it is the height of scientific heresy to do as you just suggested?

[navyfreek1129]

@reknas78 Uhhh.. use your eyes, you can see them shut down. It then loses stability and disintegrates.

[MrBennetzen]

So, by the end of 1986 the entire US Space Program was completely grounded. Is this true?

[TheVino3]

2:00 "ohhh oh no" sounds like a horse race

[RavenBomb123]

action at 2:00

[Igotnogod]

@MoarLurk LOL



[blablubb12345]

@ti994apc

Ok, looks like the 1993 Titan IVA crash was caused by it's SRB. Didn't have that one on my list.