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Old 06-21-2020, 07:33 PM
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Finally got a chance to launch the little Saturn V on an A10-3T.

CATO!!!!!

Nose cone is okay, but main body is destroyed, burned up inside and not really repairable. Tube is soft and squishy. Parachute melted to the outside of it. It blew out the ejection end of the motor.
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