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    Lightning strikes rocket - GIF


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    Didn't seem to have effect on the rocket.

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    If they were deploying a satellite, I'll bet it was dead on arrival.

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    Apparently, this isn't terribly uncommon. The exhaust trail provides a good path to earth and so, makes a rocket a very altitudinous lightning rod. Apollo 12 was notably struck twice as it headed up and out of the atmosphere. Airplanes and other aircraft are also susceptible to lighting strikes, which are planned for in the aircraft's design.

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    Wow! looks like it got struck 6 times!



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