Updates SpaceX Falcon 9 F5 CRS SpX-2 through CRS SpX-12 Updates

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The next abort test for Dragon2 would have been about where it happened, I think.
 

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I'll pick #5: Vehicle disintegrates right before stage seperation.

Whoa. Cygnus not flying for a while, this will lead to a stop in SpaceX...let's hope the Progress comeback next week works and the Japanese resupply is on track, this might be bad for the ISS.

That's why we need multi-sources for commercial crew. No Congress downselect.

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I had a Twitch KSP streamer (EJ_SA) on my tablet as I slept, who was on until the launch. I woke up after it blew up (all I heard was "NO... NO... NOOO!"), I feel sorry for SpaceX right now.
 
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I'll pick #5: Vehicle disintegrates right before stage seperation.

Whoa. Cygnus not flying for a while, this will lead to a stop in SpaceX...let's hope the Progress comeback next week works and the Japanese resupply is on track, this might be bad for the ISS.

Its too early to say what gone wrong, but did something gone wrong a bit around Max-Q? I seen the rocket exhausts comes around the first stage what maybe can lead to a structure weak spot because the heat, what can lead after a short time to the structure fails what cause of course an explosion.

Just something what cached on my eyes on the launch.
 

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Wait a second...so IDA-1 has just landed somewhere in the Atlantic as well, huh? Do they have a third version of it on standby? This isn't just a supply issue for the station crew but also a station structure issue, they've just lost a needed component for manned commercial crew docking.

Also, Falcon 9 blowing up will be "nice" for commercial crew as well. Washington might change funding there significantly...
 

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Looked like it started venting something from the 2º stage and then it broke apart. The 1º stage held together for sometime after the "venting". Maybe related to the 2º stage engine chilldown (or what ever they do)?
 

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I believe the explosion was not at MaxQ but right after
 

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Any chance of them recovering the capsule?
 

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I'll pick #5: Vehicle disintegrates right before stage seperation.

Whoa. Cygnus not flying for a while, this will lead to a stop in SpaceX...let's hope the Progress comeback next week works and the Japanese resupply is on track, this might be bad for the ISS.
It is bad for ISS as they lost a major hardware item, IDA-1. IDA-1 was a major hardware for the Commercial Crew Program as it would give Crew-Dragon and CST-100 somewhere to dock.
 

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Bahh! I'm going to go out to my garage and smash things. Man-rating the Falcon 9 just got a big setback.

---------- Post added at 10:38 AM ---------- Previous post was at 10:36 AM ----------

Here's the video if you missed it.

 

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Looking at the video above, it looks like the "cloud" started right at the bottom of the capsule.
 

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I wonder if the IDAmount failed. Isn't it the heaviest payload in the trunk yet ?
 

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Contingency news conference NET 12:30 pm EDT (1630 UTC) on NASA TV.
 
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