Article 62VXJ Scientists Debunk Myth That Noise From NASA's Powerful Saturn V Rocket Melted Concrete

Scientists Debunk Myth That Noise From NASA's Powerful Saturn V Rocket Melted Concrete

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On November 9, 1967, a 363-foot-tall (111-meter) Saturn V rocket launched from NASA's Kennedy Space Center, generating 7.5 million pounds of thrust. The blast created by the Apollo 4 liftoff was among the loudest noises ever produced by our species, scientists calculated at the time. In fact, the roar was so loud that...

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