SpaceX CRS-7 Failure — Update
SpaceX and NASA are continuing to investigate this morning’s failure of SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket. It was launching a robotic Dragon cargo spacecraft full of supplies for the International Space Station (ISS) crew. The rocket failed 2:19 minutes after launch.
NASA TV and SpaceX provided live coverage of the launch of SpaceX’s seventh Commercial Resupply Services mission, CRS-7 (or SpX-7). A SpaceX video showing the failure is posted on YouTube. The failure is at 23:44 into the video. NASA also has a video beginning with the launch itself. The explosion is at 2:32.
SpaceX founder and chief designer Elon Musk confirmed the failure through a series of tweets (@elonmusk).
Falcon 9 experienced a problem shortly before first stage shutdown. Will provide more info as soon as we review the data.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) June 28, 2015
There was an overpressure event in the upper stage liquid oxygen tank. Data suggests counterintuitive cause.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) June 28, 2015
That’s all we can say with confidence right now. Will have more to say following a thorough fault tree analysis.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) June 28, 2015
NASA is planning a “contingency press conference” no earlier than 12:30 pm ET today that will broadcast by NASA TV. Check back here for more information as it becomes available.
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