Technically speaking, it didn't explode, the structural stress of tipping over at that speed was enough to smash it apart. That change in air resistance was basically like hitting a wall.
alpacks(June 26, 2009 at 6:24 am)
useless is you ... god-machin ...
phonix032(June 6, 2009 at 4:12 pm)
as a american civilian who loves big booms id still keep cheering lol
modrobert67(May 23, 2009 at 7:18 pm)
The muffled cheers and applause sort of stop there after a while... ;)
danofgermany007(May 16, 2009 at 9:04 am)
ariane isnt carrying people in the moment, but they are planing in the future
OvershootTV(May 15, 2009 at 5:09 am)
Why the smiley in the video description?
MarsGlider(May 14, 2009 at 1:44 pm)
Ariane is Pan-European even if the French had a big part in it. and with components from all over the world.Learn the facts before doing pseudo humoristic remarks.
MarsGlider(May 14, 2009 at 1:40 pm)
tss.. ADA is a language. Ada is not responsible here.Any language can lead to bad software.
DidHeDied(May 13, 2009 at 7:25 pm)
did he died?
Maatje97(April 28, 2009 at 8:10 pm)
all space companys (like nasa,esa,russia and China) has then failures