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by icegreentea
4357 days ago
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Probably not exploded, just that the lateral stresses that the rocket is designed for. Rockets have to withstand a lot of different types of forces (axial, all sorts of vibrational, probably hoop type stresses), but massive lateral shocks aren't really one of them. |
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I don't know about that: https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/488718649515986944
Even with minimal fuel, the tanks are still highly pressurized, a loss in hull integrity would result is a rapid depressurization of those tanks. It may not have been a fiery explosion, but I would bet it made a hell of a bang.