Word: disconnected
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Shifting Target. Spokesmen for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration carefully explained that for the first time in 60 Redstone firings, one of two disconnect plugs had pulled 20 milliseconds behind the other-thus setting up a circuit that cut off the rocket engine. The cutoff told the capsule to blast loose, but a clamp held it securely while the escape rocket blasted away...