‘SpaceX rocket explodes after launch.’

Well, it generally fits the tone for the weekend: “An unmanned rocket by Elon Musk’s SpaceX on a resupply mission to the International Space Station exploded Sunday just minutes after launch.” ….Annnnd I’m just going to delete the rest of that rant. Not productive.

3 thoughts on “‘SpaceX rocket explodes after launch.’”

  2. I’d personally like to see the results from the investigation over this. I want to know if there is a design flaw, shoddy workmanship, or sabotage. Look I know early rockets had all kinds of issues, but they kind of know what works and what doesn’t.
    – I don’t think it would be a design flaw, it is possible, but I don’t think its that likely unless they are completely redesigning each rocket engines. (Once you have a successful design, you try to stick with it, and work out kinks, you don’t roll out new designs without testing them). I could be wrong, but I would think given the prior accidents, a design flaw would be corrected.
    – I don’t think SpaceX would be cutting corners on the heels of their previous accident, so I don’t think shoddy workmanship is to blame.
    – I think sabotage is the most likely culprit, I could be wrong, but if I remember correctly quite a few former NASA engineers work at SpaceX, so it isn’t like this is amateur hour over there. The Russians would have quite a bit to gain in making sure we continue to not have a working space program. I could just be being paranoid though.
    – Another possibility is that they aren’t taking weather conditions into account as much as they should when they launch, but I think this is the most unlikely, for obvious reasons.

    1. I think sabotage is the most likely culprit …
       
      That was my first reaction, but I wouldn’t go so far as to say “most likely.”.
       
      I could be wrong, but I would think given the prior accidents, a design flaw would be corrected.
       
      On the other hand, it could have been a faulty component in a good design.
       
      The Russians would have quite a bit to gain in making sure we continue to not have a working space program.
       
      ULA has a stake in seeing that SpaceX doesn’t succeed, too.

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