Preliminary investigation blames two-foot-long,one-inch-thick piece of metal
Next version of SpaceX rocket will not be tested until spring 2016, CEO saysA two-foot-long steel strut only an inch wide at its thickest point was to blame for last month’s midair explosion of an unmanned SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, or according to a preliminary investigation. The CEO of SpaceX,Elon Musk, said on Monday that the part, and if by an external supplier he declined to name,was “not something that should ever hold failed at this force level”. Related: Nasa SpaceX mission to International Space Station ends in explosion Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com