A U.S. AIR FORCE

A U.S. AIR FORCE Accident Investigation Board announced Apr. 3, that a linear split in the casing of one of nine Alliant Techsystems strap-on solid rocket motors triggered the spectacular explosion of a Delta 2 booster at Cape Canaveral on Jan 17. At 7.2 sec. into the launch, Solid Rocket Motor No...

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