New photo reveals extent of Centaur V anomaly explosion [Updated]

Enlarge / An image of the Centaur V anomaly that occurred on March 29 during testing of the Vulcan rocket’s upper stage at Marshall Space Flight Center.Anonymous source

10:30 pm ET Update: Several hours after this article was published, Ars obtained a still image of the Centaur V anomaly that occurred on March 29 during testing of the Vulcan rocket’s upper stage. The photo shows the anomaly—a fireball of hydrogen igniting—to the left of Blue Origin’s rocket engine test stand.

After the author posted this photo on Twitter, United Launch Alliance chief executive Tory Bruno offered a more detailed assessment

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