NASA concerns over turbo pump cracking SPACE X Falcon 8

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A Government Accountability Office (GAO) report found cases of persistent
cracking in components of SPACE X Falcon 9 rocket motor.
Particularly troubling is cracking in the turbopump assembly which feeds fuel
into the rocket motors

The issue has caused NASA to delay "man rating" of the Falcon 9 and its
Dragon space capsule for carrying astronauts to the ISS space station

http://www.popularmechanics.com/space/rockets/a25035/flaws-in-spacex-falcon-9-rockets/
 
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