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SpaceX announced the cause of the explosion of Falcon 9 rocket

SpaceX озвучила причину взрыва ракеты Falcon 9The recent explosion of the Falcon 9 rocket in Florida was caused by a fault in the cryo helium” at the top of the oxygen tank of the vehicle.

On 1 September, one of the Falcon 9 rockets exploded on the launch pad at Cape Canaveral, Florida, during preparations for the static test fire.

The test involves the launch of a rocket engine while the vehicle is suppressed. The static fire was to determine whether the Falcon 9 are ready for the upcoming launch of a communications satellite Amos-6, but the rocket and satellite were destroyed in the explosion before testing began.

The company suffered losses of $ 200 million, but luckily no one was hurt. At the same time, SpaceX say that work to bring space flight as soon as possible, and appointed a new date of the launch rocket on Nov.

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