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A failed strut caused the SpaceX rocket explosion

by btmills on 7/20/15, 7:47 PM with 14 comments

• by themoogle on 7/20/15, 9:31 PM

  "The SpaceX explosion on June 28th was caused by a failed strut in the rocket's upper stage liquid oxygen tank, SpaceX chief executive officer Elon Musk said today. The strut was one of several hundred used to hold together the helium pressure vessels in the tank......"

  Goes from saying Oxygen tank to helium tank... wait what? is the helium tank inside the oxygen tank?

• by keithwhor on 7/20/15, 11:26 PM

  Elon Musk has played KSP. He should've known you can never have enough struts... ;)

• by mesozoic on 7/20/15, 10:58 PM

  I'd find it very interesting to know how they diagnose a problem like to such a specific cause this when most of your physical evidence has disintegrated.

• by modeless on 7/20/15, 9:47 PM

  Why isn't this on the front page with 24 points in an hour? I know HN cares about this news.