Stuck at the Cape Canaveral press site, I called home and my then-10-year-old son, Christopher, answered. We talked briefly about what had just happened. He was born at Cape Canaveral Hospital and has lived his whole life on Florida's Space Coast, but he had never seen a rocket disintegrate in the sky -- until now.

WHEN ROCKETS GO BAD	WHEN ROCKETS GO RIGHT
DELTA 2 SHOWERS DEBRIS ON CAPE VANGUARD EXPLODES CRUISE MISSILE MAYHEM POSEIDON SPLITS TITAN MISSILE EXPLODES JUNO JOINS JUNKYARD JUPITER BREAKS UP ATLAS HINTS AT SUCCESS DELTA LOSES WEATHER SATELLITE  NASA TV SHOWS DELTA EXPLODE	ALAN SHEPARD IN MERCURY JOHN GLENN ORBITS EARTH APOLLO 11 SHOOTS FOR MOON COLUMBIA CONFIRMS FAITH COLUMBIA GRADUATES DELTA LOFTS GPS ATLAS CARRIES GOES ATLAS 3 ROCKETCAM MARS CLIMATE ORBITER SETS OFF TITAN 4

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