SpaceX revealed the cause of the explosion that destroyed one of its Crew Dragon spacecraft—and delayed its 1st launch of humans to at least the end of 2019
SpaceX revealed yesterday, July 15, the cause of the explosion that destroyed its Crew Dragon spacecraft – and delayed its first launch of humans to at least the end of 2019.
, a “slug” of nitrogen tetroxide oxidizer was sent into a helium check valve made of titanium, which caused the valve to ignite, leading to the vehicle’s explosion. of the way through its investigation with NASA into the accident, with additional time planned to look into the physics of how it occurred. The investigation so far has relied on high-speed cameras that captured the incident, as well as various debris that had been ejected around the site.
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