This space stuff ain't so easy

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"Six weeks after the spacecraft completed its orbital launch debut, SpaceX’s first flight-proven Crew Dragon capsule suffered a catastrophic explosion seconds before a planned SuperDraco test fire."

Wonder why this isn't getting much play in the news yet? It happened on Saturday.




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That’s because the news media is to busy covering things that don’t matter and cover items that only cause civil unrest and race tensions. Heaven forbid they cover a story on something good and heart warming to help the sprit of humanity.
 
moparmandan said:
"Six weeks after the spacecraft completed its orbital launch debut, SpaceX’s first flight-proven Crew Dragon capsule suffered a catastrophic explosion seconds before a planned SuperDraco test fire."

Wonder why this isn't getting much play in the news yet? It happened on Saturday.




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It's was because it was national ''Marijuana day''.
Or Hitler's Birthday, whatever the weirdos celebrate............
 
My guess is there are many adverse safety tests prior to human use of capsule. Things like safety jettison in the event of engine failure. With the big push to get the US back to space using contractors, seems it is best to keep things quiet, until root cause(s) is determined. No humans were injured. SpaceX often seems fast to overcome problems, and keeping on track.
 
KitCarlson said:
My guess is there are many adverse safety tests prior to human use of capsule. Things like safety jettison in the event of engine failure. With the big push to get the US back to space using contractors, seems it is best to keep things quiet, until root cause(s) is determined. No humans were injured. SpaceX often seems fast to overcome problems, and keeping on track.
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This was a standard crew escape engine test. Nothing out of the ordinary. SpaceX and the media are the only ones keeping it quiet. NASA administrator has already made a comment.

We're talking manned spaceflight now. I wouldn't expect them to bounce back from this too quick. It's not just NASA they have to convince now. It's the astronaut office, also.

You're correct. NASA has taken a hands-off approach to the commercial crew program. Bet you see that pendulum swing the other direction.
 
The media isn’t “keeping it quiet”. They just aren’t making it top line news. I read about it when it first happened and continue to see more in-depth reports regarding what happened.
 
The thing uses hypergolic fuel, just means that when they come in contact with one another you get the reaction; like propulsion from a controlled release. This was a massive, uncontrolled release. That orange 'smoke' was one of the propellants. Nasty stuff, very nasty stuff. The hypergolic idea is used elsewhere in space flight.
 
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