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As you said that was a recovered capsule from an ocean landing that they were testing. SpaceX will not be using recovered capsules for crewed missions. To be f
by hurricanetc 7y ago
As you said that was a recovered capsule from an ocean landing that they were testing. SpaceX will not be using recovered capsules for crewed missions.
To be fair they have not stated why it exploded. If it was damage during landing or retrieval then oh well. It could be a design flaw.
Edit: It turns out they did explain and I missed that news.
- jacquesm 7y ago> To be fair they have not stated why it exploded. They actually did explain: https://www.businessinsider.com/spacex-crew-dragon-explosion-anomaly-escape-thruster-testing-cause-2019-7 https://www.businessinsider.com/spacex-crew-dragon-explosion...
- ceejayoz 7y ago> To be fair they have not stated why it exploded. Yes, they have. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/spacex-explosion-destroyed-crew-dragon-spacecraft-blamed-on-leaking-valve/ https://www.cbsnews.com/news/spacex-explosion-destroyed-crew... They redesigned the capsule to not need the valve.
- hurricanetc 7y agoWell I clearly missed that news update! Whoops.