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The manual override switch stopped the leak - did they flip it in time?
A failing relay at Cape Canaveral lets helium escape and an Atlas buckles; a technician races to flip the override-did they flip it in time?
The manual override switch stopped the leak - did they flip it in time?
In this episode, we follow the morning at Cape Canaveral when an Atlas rocket began collapsing from internal pressure loss and two technicians made an unprotocolled move toward the vehicle. We trace how a single relay failure forced pad swaps, altered launch order for Mariner six and seven, and set a six-day margin that would later define the mission's fate.
Person: Jack McClure…
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