Boom! Watch an inflatable space habitat explode during testing (video)

The grey side of a metal test stand curves upward like a stunted elbow from the bottom right. Its the profile of what's left of the historic Titan rocket's test stand. In the image's center, a cloud of smoke wafts from the ground as debris litters the surrounding air. Two cameras on tripods sit in the foreground, enclosed in protective housing. Green bushes grow on the left, as a row of green, hilly mountains rolls in the background.

It's inevitable. Testing of spaceflight hardware sometimes leads to explosive results.