The cause of the accident was a crack in the system for supplying helium.
Us company SpaceX has called the cause of the explosion of the Falcon 9 rocket on the launch pad LC-40 occurred on 1 September. This was reported on the SpaceX website.
A preliminary analysis of the wreckage and the data showed that the cause of the accident was a crack in the system for supplying helium into a tank of liquid oxygen on the second stage of the rocket. Helium required to maintain the pressure in the tank.
This version of the causes of the incident in the company is considered the primary. To such conclusions experts have come, having analysed data of more than three thousand sensors, as well as numerous videos, audio and photos.
Explosion at the launch site at Cape Canaveral, occurred during pre-flight tests of the Falcon 9 has mounted on the Israeli satellite Amos 6. The rocket and the unit as a result were lost, and the pad was heavily damaged. Start Falcon 9 with Amos 6 was scheduled for September 3.
