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FurtiveFreddy

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236 months

Thursday 1st September 2016
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Explosions during test firing being reported:

http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory/explosi...


bob1179

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208 months

Thursday 1st September 2016
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Just seen a 'Breaking News' report on the Beeb saying there has been an explosion at Kennedy.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-37247077

Nothing else yet.

frown

FurtiveFreddy

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Thursday 1st September 2016
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CrutyRammers

13,735 posts

197 months

Thursday 1st September 2016
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Ouch.
Was this the previously used stage?

FurtiveFreddy

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236 months

Thursday 1st September 2016
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CrutyRammers said:
Ouch.
Was this the previously used stage?
No, that's planned for later in the year if today's incident doesn't delay things.

Salgar

3,283 posts

183 months

Thursday 1st September 2016
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"SpaceX has confirmed the loss of both the Falcon 9 rocket and its $200 million payload in today’s explosion at the launch pad."
"SpaceX said the launch pad was clear at the time of the incident and there were no injuries."


https://twitter.com/SpaceflightNow?ref_src=twsrc%5...

red_slr

17,122 posts

188 months

Thursday 1st September 2016
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Yikes redface

p1stonhead

25,489 posts

166 months

Thursday 1st September 2016
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Oooh dear. Wtf happened here then?

FurtiveFreddy

8,577 posts

236 months

Thursday 1st September 2016
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Good to hear nobody was hurt.

I wonder what SpaceX's insurance premium is going to go up to next year?

Some video from a few miles away: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Auv1K-ciEWg

Edited by FurtiveFreddy on Thursday 1st September 15:58

Zoobeef

6,004 posts

157 months

Thursday 1st September 2016
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I didn't realise they test fired it with the payload attatched!

MartG

20,622 posts

203 months

Thursday 1st September 2016
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Zoobeef said:
I didn't realise they test fired it with the payload attatched!
Pretty sure that in the past the payload has generally been attached after the test fire

p1stonhead

25,489 posts

166 months

Thursday 1st September 2016
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Maybe someone did it on purpose to stop facebook putting a satellite into orbit hehe

Zoobeef

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157 months

Thursday 1st September 2016
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MartG said:
Pretty sure that in the past the payload has generally been attached after the test fire
It would make sense incase anything went wrong :/

MartG

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203 months

Thursday 1st September 2016
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From this video it almost looks like it actually took off before exploding - perhaps the hold-down system failed ?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHETNttzP_E

p1stonhead

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166 months

Thursday 1st September 2016
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MartG said:
From this video it almost looks like it actually took off before exploding - perhaps the hold-down system failed ?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHETNttzP_E
That definitely took off! yikes

ralphrj

3,508 posts

190 months

Thursday 1st September 2016
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Are you sure that is actually a video of this incident?

1. Why would so many people be watching a test fire?

2. The explosion occurred at 9:00am, I would have thought that the sky would be brighter at that time of day.

p1stonhead

25,489 posts

166 months

Thursday 1st September 2016
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ralphrj said:
Are you sure that is actually a video of this incident?

1. Why would so many people be watching a test fire?

2. The explosion occurred at 9:00am, I would have thought that the sky would be brighter at that time of day.
You may be right actually. That definitely looks like evening.

Beati Dogu

8,862 posts

138 months

Thursday 1st September 2016
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Oh crap, that'll knock the schedule back.

MartG said:
Zoobeef said:
I didn't realise they test fired it with the payload attatched!
Pretty sure that in the past the payload has generally been attached after the test fire
SpaceX prefer it to be attached, but the decision is down to the client (or their insurers presumably).

On the previous pre-launch test, for the JSAT Corporation, it was done without the payload.

p1stonhead

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166 months

Thursday 1st September 2016
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Beati Dogu said:
MartG said:
Zoobeef said:
I didn't realise they test fired it with the payload attatched!
Pretty sure that in the past the payload has generally been attached after the test fire
SpaceX prefer it to be attached, but the decision is down to the client (or their insurers presumably).

On the previous pre-launch test, for the JSAT Corporation, it was done without the payload.
This seems crazy to me. So much risk for zero reward from a clients point of view?

Beati Dogu

8,862 posts

138 months

Thursday 1st September 2016
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Here's a better view of the incident. You can see it's the upper stage that explodes first.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_BgJEXQkjNQ
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