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The $78 million Atlas-Centaur 67 rocket, launched in poor weather conditions in March 1987, was struck by a lightning bolt 49 seconds after launch, causing its controls to fail and the rocket to start falling apart. The rocket’s debris landed in the ocean and near the shore, where it burned holes. Luckily, it wasn’t a manned vessel, so the disaster resulted in zero casualties.
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