[NEWS] SpaceX rocket explodes at launch site

[Ipquarx]

SpaceX stock is not public is it?

Tesla's is however, and that's the one that dropped.

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[Aide33]

So, nothing wrong with the rocket.

Nope, but it still exploded and expect delays while they rebuild the pad.

Tesla's is however, and that's the one that dropped.

the stock market is so weird.

[Aide33]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_BgJEXQkjNQ&feature=youtu.be&ab_channel=USLaunchReport

video of the explosion in question,

it originated around the second stage LOX tank and it looks like a GSE failure.

[Nonnel]

that's a good ass explosion

[Magus]

that's a good ass explosion

The first stage uses RP-1 (refined kerosene) and liquid oxygen. The second stage uses hypergolics- chemicals that react the instant they come into contact with each other. Not sure what the third stage used, but it seemed to have burned the brightest when it hit the ground.

"Don't call it a failed launch. Call it a successful fireworks show." -the Kerbal Space Program forums

[JumboMuffin]

$200 million payload... damn...

[Aide33]

The first stage uses RP-1 (refined kerosene) and liquid oxygen. The second stage uses hypergolics- chemicals that react the instant they come into contact with each other. Not sure what the third stage used, but it seemed to have burned the brightest when it hit the ground.

"Don't call it a failed launch. Call it a successful fireworks show." -the Kerbal Space Program forums

You have it wrong here, both the second and first stage use RP-1 and LOX, the satellites own propulsion system uses hypergolics.

when the payload hit the ground the two hypergolics mixed and caused another explosion

[Lego lad]

Stop trying to recreate the massive chainban. It was funny once, not twice.

i just realized:

by their nature they must repeat, as that is why they are bannable, the useless repetition of the same thing over and over. Which brings up the topic, would it create the forum's first chainban chainban? :o

[Bisjac]

Part of me don't care because Facebook had a whore of a deal with a satellite that was on it.

[Magus]

You have it wrong here, both the second and first stage use RP-1 and LOX, the satellites own propulsion system uses hypergolics.

when the payload hit the ground the two hypergolics mixed and caused another explosion

Whoops. Guess that was why it burned the brightest.