SpaceX Explodes during test fire

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As the title says, during a test run of firing the rocket, a fuel leak caused an explosion.

Edit: Apologies to Caps, I just noticed he had posted about this earlier hidden in another thread.

 

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Yours is a much more dramatic video ^^^^^^^^^^^^

https://www.techpowerup.com/forums/threads/the-space-race.209757/page-15#post-3515171

 

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Satellite firm Space Communication Ltd., better known as Spacecom, has said that it may seek either $50 million or a free launch from SpaceX following the destruction of its AMOS-6 satellite on the launch pad when a Falcon 9 rocket exploded during pre-flight tests last Thursday (Reuters). The value of Spacecom's shares has plummetted since the explosion, and the company has made clear its intention to seek compensation wherever possible, including a potential $205 million from AMOS-6 builder Israel Aerospace Industries. The satellite was due to have been used by Facebook and Eutelsat to provide satellite broadband services across sub-Saharan Africa.

 

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It probably happened because of a failed windows 10 update ...

 

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