الاثنين، 25 أغسطس 2014

SpaceX rocket self-destructs after detecting an ‘anomaly’ – reusable space launchers are tricky business

Exploding SpaceX rocket, Grasshopper/F9R

At its test site in Texas, a new SpaceX rocket has exploded in mid-air. As far as we're aware, this marks the first major failure for SpaceX's commercial space launch program. In a statement, SpaceX says the rocket detected an anomaly and automatically initiated its self-destruct sequence. No one (and no cows) were harmed in the explosion. A commercial Falcon 9 launch, which was scheduled to put AsiaSat 6 into orbit on Tuesday, has been delayed while SpaceX analyzes the data from the failed test rocket.



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