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Here's the latest statement from SpaceX: SpaceX CRS-1 Mission Update: October 8, 2012 http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewpr.html?&pid=38825 http://www.spaceref.c
by vsearch 14y ago
Here's the latest statement from SpaceX:
SpaceX CRS-1 Mission Update: October 8, 2012
http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewpr.html?&pid=38825 http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewpr.html?&pid=38825
"Approximately one minute and 19 seconds into last night's launch, the Falcon 9 rocket detected an anomaly on one first stage engine. Initial data suggests that one of the rocket's nine Merlin engines, Engine 1, lost pressure suddenly and an engine shutdown command was issued immediately. We know the engine did not explode, because we continued to receive data from it. Our review indicates that the fairing that protects the engine from aerodynamic loads ruptured due to the engine pressure release, and that none of Falcon 9's other eight engines were impacted by this event."
No explosion according to them.