£3m Rocket Explodes Aka Atlas Rocket Explodes (1965)

Title reads: “£3M Rocket Explodes“. Cape Kennedy, United States of America (USA). Atlas-Centaur rocket explodes. L/S the Atlas rocket on launch pad. Nearer shot ditto. L/S at dawn of the Atlas ready for launching. The rocket launches and lifts a few feet off the ground but then drops back and explodes. The explosion ends and all that can be see is flames and bellowing black smoke. FILM ID:1796.1 A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website