Falcon 9 explosion
New documents reveal state of SpaceX’s finances
A launch failure in 2015 resulted in a loss of a quarter billion dollars.
SpaceX plans Jan. 8 return to flight after completing failure investigation
SpaceX plans to resume Falcon 9 launches on Jan. 8 after completing the investigation into the pad explosion that destroyed another Falcon 9 four months ago.
SpaceX’s Musk says sabotage unlikely cause of Sept. 1 explosion, but still a worry
Statements attributed to SpaceX founder Elon Musk suggest he remains concerned that Falcon 9 rocket operations are vulnerable to attack by “a long list” of SpaceX adversaries even if it’s unlikely that such an event was behind the Sept. 1 explosion during preparations of a static fire test.
Congressmen seek answers about Falcon 9 accident
Ten members of Congress sent a letter to several government agencies about the Sept. 1 explosion of a SpaceX Falcon 9, raising questions about government use and oversight of the launch vehicle.
Musk says Falcon 9 investigation remains SpaceX’s top priority
Even as he rolled out an ambitious program of heavy-lift rockets and spacecraft to send people to Mars, SpaceX Chief Executive Elon Musk said Sept. 27 his top near-term priority is to complete a “vexing and difficult” investigation into the Falcon 9 pad explosion early this month.
Falcon accident investigation points to breach in rocket’s helium system
Investigators have traced the explosion that destroyed a SpaceX Falcon 9 on the pad Sept. 1 to a “large breach” in the helium system in the rocket’s second stage, although the root cause of the accident remains unknown.
SpaceX: Sept. 1 failure likely caused by breach in Falcon 9 second-stage helium tank
SpaceX on Sept. 23 said preliminary results of its investigation into the Sept. 1 explosion as its Falcon 9 rocket was preparing for a static test firing was cause day a “large breach” in the cryogenic helium system in the second-stage liquid oxygen tank.
