Elon Musk: SpaceX rocket explosion is ‘most difficult’ failure in 14 years

He says it may have come from the rocket or something else.

At the time of the explosion, NASA’s Osiris-Rex spacecraft was just a mile away, awaiting its own launch to chase down an asteroid.

In response to one user who asked if there’s “any reality” in the claims that ‘something hit the rocket, ‘ Musk wrote: ‘We have not ruled that out’.

On Twitter, a person identifying himself as a saxophone repairman suggested the noise sounded like a metal joint popping under stress. Find us on Facebook too! SpaceX’s practice of rapid innovation may also be under the microscope given the company’s practice of frequently redesigning components on its vehicles, he said. It happened roughly eight minutes prior to the projected ignition of the first stage’s nine Merlin 1D engines for some seconds while the booster stayed tightly restrained to the ground. Only one of its three launch pads was affected by the explosion. That was not the case on August 1.

The mishap was also a setback for NASA, which has been counting on the private company to keep the International Space Station stocked with supplies and, ultimately, astronauts. Unusual as this may sound, the sabotage idea is being fueled by inconclusive video that appears to show an object hurtling past the rocket at around the 10-second mark.

How much damage, or how long repairs will take, is still to be determined.

A source said Thursday residual contamination, presumably from propellants, had prevented quick access to the pad for detailed inspections. According to news, the accident incurred by SpaceX is underway investigation under Commercial Space Transportation office of Federal Aviation Administration. It took SpaceX almost six months to recover from that setback. SpaceX’s other launch sites were not affected by yesterday’s events. Many believe the aliens did it, while others are sure a rival company sent a drone to blast the satellite into smithereens.

In this CBS Los Angeles video, you can see the huge fireball that destroyed the Falcon 9 rocket and AMOS-6 satellite earlier this month. These launches can amount to further $10 billion loss.

After losing the communications satellite, Spacecom CEO David Pollack told the media it would now take considerable successful launches from SpaceX to restore his confidence in their services. “We’re sure they are going to figure out what happened and get back in business”.