September 23, 2016

SpaceX investigation suggests helium breach caused its Falcon 9 explosion

Image courtesy of US Launch Report SpaceX has a few answers about what might have caused the explosion of one of its Falcon 9 explosion on September 1. The rocket blew up while going through pre-launch prep on a landing pad, and no one was injured, but SpaceX has had some difficulty figuring out the cause, and shared very little info before now. Today, an update on the SpaceX blog says that the results of an investigation… Read More

Source: TechCrunch