SpaceX rocket engine explodes during test at Texas facility

SpaceX rocket engine explodes during test at Texas facility
On Sunday, one of SpaceX’s rocket engines exploded during a test at the company’s facility in McGregor, Texas — and now it’s investigating what happened, The Washington Post reported . The mishap occurred during a “qualification test” of a Merlin engine meant to be used during a Falcon 9 launch in late 2018. SpaceX says that no one was injured during the event and that it shouldn’t affect the company’s launches moving forward. “We are now conducting a thorough and fully transparent investigation of the root cause,” SpaceX spokesperson John Taylor said in a statement to The Verge . “SpaceX is committed to our current manifest and we do not expect this to have any impact on our launch cadence.” “We are now conducting a thorough and fully... Continue reading…

November 9, 2017 at 08:46AM