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Rocket upperstage explosion - Artist view.

auteur: Esa/Novapix

référence: e-sat99-00020

Image Size 300 DPI: 29 * 21 cm

Rocket upperstage explosion - Artist view.
The explosions are mainly caused by onboard energy sources, either due to pressure build-up in propellant tanks, battery explosions, or the ignition of hypergolic fuels. Each explosion creates thousands of small debris objects.

Keywords for this photo:

2008 - EARTH - EARTH FROM SPACE - EXPLOSION - ILLUSTRATION - LAUNCHER - ROCKET - SPACE - SPACE DEBRIS -