Russian Rocket Hangs In Mid-Air!
It really does! 
Although only for a split second.
I don't know why, but I've always loved watching rocket launches and I particularly like the one below. It's a Dnepr rocket, used to launch satellites, and is based on a Russian ICBM called SS-18 Satan by NATO.
It's interesting because, like an ICBM, it is literally popped out of the ground like a champagne cork by an explosive charge and then hangs in the air, 60 feet up, for a split second, before the motors actually kick in. You can see it in slow motion at about the 40 second mark.
Just thought other rocket geeks might be interested.
Although only for a split second.
I don't know why, but I've always loved watching rocket launches and I particularly like the one below. It's a Dnepr rocket, used to launch satellites, and is based on a Russian ICBM called SS-18 Satan by NATO.
It's interesting because, like an ICBM, it is literally popped out of the ground like a champagne cork by an explosive charge and then hangs in the air, 60 feet up, for a split second, before the motors actually kick in. You can see it in slow motion at about the 40 second mark.
Just thought other rocket geeks might be interested.
Gareth M Thomas
Serial Entrepreneur
Auckland, New Zealand
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