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PEPCON disaster

Posted: Sun May 14, 2017 10:58 am
by Jim Eshelman
May 4, 1988, 11:54 AM, 36N02'15'' 115W02'05'', near Henderson, NV

A fire triggered explosions at a PEPCON plant (Pacific Engineering & Production Company of Nevada), which made components of rocket fuel for the space shuttle. Two people died, 372 were injured, and damages were about $100 million. Effects of the explosion impacted a 10-mile radius that included the Las Vegas airport.

The fire started between 11:30 and 11:40 AM. Flames spread to where the fuel components were stored. This detonated at 11:51 AM, damaging surrounding buildings. This fed further burning, and additional small explosions, followed by a "massive explosion" at 11:54 AM. Eventually, seven distinct explosions occurred, the two largest of which measured 3.0 and 3.5 on the Richter scale.

The first large explosion occurred as a Jupiter-Pluto opposition squared Ascendant. Mars, at that point, was 6° above Descendant and getting closer. Some of the indications below, especially Neptune's action, is more consistent with the initial fire than with an explosion.

Year: Capsolar {+2}
Neptune sq. MC (0°08')
Saturn-Uranus conj. (1°24')
Saturn & Uranus more widely foreground
Moon-Mars conj. (0°46')

Bridge {+1}
t. Neptune sq. Capsolar MC (1°50')

Quarter: Arisolar {+2}
Sun on IC (0°30')
Saturn on Asc (2°29')
Uranus on Asc (2°49')
-- Saturn-Uranus conj. (0°21' in mundo)
-- Sun-Saturn sq. (1°59' in mundo)
-- Sun-Uranus sq. (2°19' in mundo)
Mercury & Neptune more widely foreground
-- Ur/Ne on Asc (0°36')
-- Sa/Ne on Asc (0°47')

Month: Caplunar {+2}
Mars sq. Asc (1°14'), on IC (2°46')
Jupiter-Pluto op. (0°39' in mundo)
Moon, Jupiter, & Pluto more widely foreground

Week: Liblunar (Dormant.)
Week: Canlunar (Dormant.)

Week: Arilunar {+1}
Jupiter on IC (0°45')
Mars, Neptune, & Pluto are distantly angular
-- Mars-Jupiter sq. (2°23')
-- Jupiter-Pluto op. (2°53')
Moon-Mercury conj. (0°07' in mundo)
Moon-Sun conj. (1°59')

Day: Capsolar Quotidian & Transits {+2 / +1 = +1}
p. MC conj. s. Sun (0°01')
p. Asc op. t. Pluto (1°04'), sq. s. Mercury (1°20')
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t. Neptune sq. s. MC (1°50')
t. Moon conj. s. Asc (1°11')

Day: Cansolar Quotidian {+1}
p. MC sq. t. Venus (0°17'), sq. s. Uranus (1°49')


SUMMARY
Year: Neptune (Saturn Uranus). Moon-Mars Saturn-Uranus.
Bridge: Neptune (Cap).
Quarter: Sun Saturn Uranus (Mercury Neptune). Sun-Saturn-Uranus Sa/Ne Ur/Ne.
Month: Mars (Moon Jupiter Pluto). Jupiter-Pluto.
Week: (Dormant.)
Week (Canlunar): (Dormant.)
Week (Arilunar): Jupiter (Mars Neptune Pluto). Moon-Sun Moon-Mercury Mars-Jupiter Jupiter-Pluto.
Day (Capsolar): Sun Mercury Pluto (CapQ). Moon Neptune (transits).
Day (CanQ): Venus Uranus.