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2016-09-01 -Obits-

SpaceX rocket with Israeli Sat blows up on the launch pad prior to static fire test!

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Posted by 3dc 2016-09-01 13:24|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top

#1 Israeli satellite. Sabatoge. Who dunnit?

Posted by Punky Dark Lord of the Munchkins9523 2016-09-01 14:04|| 2016-09-01 14:04|| Front Page Top

#2 Elon Musk ‏@elonmusk 29s30 seconds ago
Loss of Falcon vehicle today during propellant fill operation. Originated around upper stage oxygen tank. Cause still unknown. More soon.

Posted by 3dc 2016-09-01 14:07|| 2016-09-01 14:07|| Front Page Top

#3 Interesting China's launch yesterday failed:
ARTICLE: Long March 4C apparently fails during Gaofen-10 launch - https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2016/09/long-march-4c-apparently-fails-during-gaofen-10-launch/ … (waiting for State media).

Posted by 3dc 2016-09-01 14:10|| 2016-09-01 14:10|| Front Page Top

#4 About 1:10 into this video on the upper stage.

Posted by 3dc 2016-09-01 14:37|| 2016-09-01 14:37|| Front Page Top

Posted by 3dc 2016-09-01 16:41|| 2016-09-01 16:41|| Front Page Top

#6 Peter B. de Selding:
SpaceX explosion didn't involve intentional ignition - E Musk said occurred during 2d stage fueling - & isn't covered by launch insurance.

Posted by 3dc 2016-09-01 17:04|| 2016-09-01 17:04|| Front Page Top

#7 Uh oh.

Posted by swksvolFF 2016-09-01 17:43|| 2016-09-01 17:43|| Front Page Top

#8 Sounds like my insurance. Geico?

Posted by Punky Dark Lord of the Munchkins9523 2016-09-01 18:57|| 2016-09-01 18:57|| Front Page Top

#9 Looks like the problem started on the GSE at the upper tower, near the upper stage. So in a way that's a small positive, that the booster and rocket itself was not at fault.

picture here of the first frame of the detonation

http://i.imgur.com/evh5kNe.png

GSE = Ground Support Equipment.

Posted by Jeremiah Smiter of the Trolls1999 2016-09-01 19:07|| 2016-09-01 19:07|| Front Page Top

#10 "Alright. Who drug their sneakers on the shag carpet and set off the static electricity?"

Posted by Frank G 2016-09-01 21:48|| 2016-09-01 21:48|| Front Page Top

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