9 years ago
2
SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket explodes during 'particularly complex' Texas test flight
SpaceX's rocket program suffered a setback today, with one of its three engine Falcon rockets exploding in mid-air during a test flight in McGregor, Texas. The company says it triggered the action...
Continue Reading http://www.theverge.com
Join the Discussion
Statement from SpaceX: Earlier today, in McGregor, Texas, SpaceX conducted a test flight of a three engine version of the F9R test vehicle (successor to Grasshopper). During the flight, an anomaly was detected in the vehicle and the flight termination system automatically terminated the mission.
Ok so it's not that big of a setback. I was wondering why this wasn't much bigger news..