Shocking Video Shows Lightning Bolt Hit Rocket Right After Launch

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5/30/2019|Updated: 5/30/2019

Shocking video revealed what happened when a lightning bolt hit a Russian rocket on its nose just 10 seconds after launch on May 27.

The rocket that took off from Plesetsk Cosmodrome near Mirny, northern Russia was carrying a replacement navigation satellite into orbit, reported the Daily Mail.

Venus Upadhayaya

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Venus Upadhayaya reports on India, China, and the Global South. Her traditional area of expertise is in Indian and South Asian geopolitics. Community media, sustainable development, and leadership remain her other areas of interest.

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