After 11 seconds of Rockets launched by the US military, the explosion caused a fire at the base

The U.S. military launching militia III intercontinental ballistic missiles.(Data map)

Overseas Network, July 8th. According to media reports such as Columbia Broadcasting Corporation on the 7th, on the evening of the 6th, a US tested Rockets exploded shortly after the launch of a Rockets in the Vandenburg Space Force Base, California.

According to base officials, around 11 pm on the 6th, the "Minotaur" II+carrier rocket exploded after launching about 11 seconds, together with a large number of fragments, fell in the area around the launch table together.The explosion did not cause casualties, but the fire caused a fire at the base, and the Vandenburg Fire Bureau then arrived at the scene.It is not clear the reason for the explosion. Some officials said that the military has established a committee to investigate the matter.

According to the US media, the Rocket launches carrying the new MK21A re-entered aircraft, which is planned to be used for the future LGM-35A "sentinel" intercontinental ballistic missile.(Overseas network Zhang Ni)

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