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09-09-2016, 04:02 PM
Elon Musk asks for everyone's help to solve Falcon explosion mystery
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On Sept. 1, at 9:07 a.m. ET, SpaceX's uncrewed Falcon 9 rocket exploded (http://mashable.com/2016/09/01/spacex-pad-explosion-florida/#XogtOS4on8qf?utm_campaign=&utm_context=textlink&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=) on the launch pad. While there were ** injuries, the rocket and the Amos-6 satellite it was carrying were destroyed (http://mashable.com/2016/09/01/spacex-rocket-explosion-aftermath/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), and the launch pad was severely damaged.*
SpaceX has launched an investigation into the cause of what happened. The company's CEO Elon Musk was largely silent about the incident until early Friday, when he posted a ****** of tweets, saying it had been "most difficult and complex failure we have ever had in 14 years."
SEE ALSO: SpaceX rocket explodes on pad ahead of test (http://mashable.com/2016/09/01/spacex-pad-explosion-florida/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
According to Musk, the explosion happened during a "routine filling operation" in which the "engines were **t on and there was ** apparent heat source."* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/09/09/elon-musk-falcon-explosion-help/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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SpaceX has launched an investigation into the cause of what happened. The company's CEO Elon Musk was largely silent about the incident until early Friday, when he posted a ****** of tweets, saying it had been "most difficult and complex failure we have ever had in 14 years."
SEE ALSO: SpaceX rocket explodes on pad ahead of test (http://mashable.com/2016/09/01/spacex-pad-explosion-florida/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
According to Musk, the explosion happened during a "routine filling operation" in which the "engines were **t on and there was ** apparent heat source."* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/09/09/elon-musk-falcon-explosion-help/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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