
But with the Agena D upper stage on top of it, there was pressure from above on the tank. The launch pad crew, hunkered down in the blockhouse, drained all of the liquid oxygen in the upper tank. This created a hydraulic ram effect that shook loose the connection inside the vehicle where liquid oxygen flowed into the Atlas.
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