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Explosion at kennedy Space Center
BBC just reporting explosion at SpaceX launch site:
SpaceX rocket: Explosion at Kennedy Space Center ahead of launch - BBC News |
That sucks. But it seems to have happened during a live-fire engine test, so no-one would have been nearby at the time.
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I was in Titusville about 15-20 years ago when one exploded, heck of a bang.
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I remember the NASA study on the effects of a Saturn V exploding on the pad or early in the launch being quite impressive. Pretty sure it's downloadable from NTRS.
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The Saturn V paper is here (pdf):
http://www.collectspace.com/review/SaturnVFireball.pdf Just shows that man was put on the moon in part by photocopiers and staplers... At least one Apollo astronaut (?Collins) noticed and commented on how few technicians there were around the pad area when they arrived on launch day vs. the other days they went there pre-launch. Of course on launch day the vehicle was fully fuelled.......... |
At least one Apollo astronaut (?Collins) noticed and commented on how few technicians there were around the pad area when they arrived on launch day vs. the other days they went there pre-launch. |
Pretty good rundown here:
A Rocket Just Exploded on SpaceX's Launch Pad |
My wife's on holiday about 35 miles away (some get Florida, some get Essex), and she heard the explosion. Certainly looks impressive on that link.
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Somebody's gonna get "Unfriended"
The blast took with it Facebook’s first satellite costing the company a whopping £150 million. |
I can't stop frame the first part of the flash. The ball of fire is either not there or there.
I'm surprised at the location of the explosion, and equally surprised at the extent of what I assume is a flow of burning fuel from the top. |
Gotta admit, not too upset over fbook not having a satellite, regardless of their stated purpose.
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I wonder if it's possible to insure payloads against disasters like that? And if so, what the premium would be?
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From the article:
CBS reports that the AMOS-6 satellite lost in the explosion was valued at $195 million. The satellite was going to be used by Facebook to provide internet services from space. Because the incident occurred during refueling rather than ignition, Space News reports that the losses will not be covered by launch insurance. |
It surely can't take them too long to ascertain what the problem was? I mean for Christ's sake, it's not Rocket Scie.......OH! Sorry.
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Originally Posted by Needle Knocker
(Post 9493832)
I wonder if it's possible to insure payloads against disasters like that? And if so, what the premium would be?
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Video of the actual explosion...
It happened during the refuelling. http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/video-captures-spacex-rocket-explosion-launch-site/story?id=41803090 |
Originally Posted by JerseySean
(Post 9493877)
Of course for a premium by some margin less than the value of the payload. That's how insurance works.
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Thank whatever God you worship, that Farcebook has been stymied in its extension into Outer Space.
What a shame that a large number of Farcebook servers weren't blown up in the rocket explosion as well. I am glad to hear that there were no injuries, and the losses were only financial. |
Originally Posted by onetrack
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What a shame that a large number of Farcebook servers weren't blown up in the rocket explosion as well.
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I agree. It's a very efficient way to keep up with friends and family on the road.
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