Blue Origin Blast Sent Sound Waves More than 1,000 Miles, Researchers Say
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The sudden explosion of Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket on its launch pad last May generated sound waves spreading up to over 1,600 kilometres across the United States, according to new data. Slightly more powerful than the initial explosion that destroyed Chernobyl in 1986, the explosion of the rocket [...] This article New Glenn's explosion spread its sound waves over more than 1,600 km appeared first on Trust My Science.
After the explosion of the heavy-duty rocket New Glenn from Blue Origin in May, researchers have now calculated the explosive effect based on the generated sound waves.
At the end of May, the heavy-duty rocket New Glenn from SpaceX-Rivale Blue Origin exploded during a test. Using the propagation of the sound waves generated by the explosion, researchers have now calculated their explosive effect. read more on t3n.de
The scientists estimated the effective power of the New Glenn explosion at 0.131 kilotons of TNT: infrasound was recorded in almost 1,700 km. The cause of the accident was 131 tons of TNT and the correct comparison with Chernobyl.
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