ooster leaked, resulting in failure of the joint and explosion of the large liquid fuel tank (see figure <a href="data-visualization.html#fig:srbLeak">4.1</a>).</p>
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<img src="images/Booster_Rocket_Breach_-_GPN-2000-001425.jpg" alt="An image of the solid rocket booster leaking fuel, seconds before the explosion. The small flame visible on the side of the rocket is the site of the O-ring failure. By NASA (Great Images in NASA Descriptio