Atlas Agena Collapses After Losing Tank Pressure
What You Haven't Seen · News · 1 min · 2017 · YouTube title: ATLAS AGENA ROCKET DEPRESSURIZES ON PAD, COLLAPSES AND TEARS ITSELF TO PIECES
Why it's here
Commenters cite it as vivid proof that pressure-stabilized rocket tanks can fail catastrophically when pressure is lost.
What it covers
A one-minute clip of an Atlas Agena rocket losing pressure on the pad and collapsing. The Atlas relied on tank pressurization for structural integrity, so a simple failure tore it apart.