An explosion occurred during a test of a SpaceX Merlin engine on Saturday 4 November 2017 at the company's test facility in McGregor, Texas, according to a statement obtained by Space.com.Rico says he's still hoping for Musk to pull this off...
"No one was injured and all safety protocols were followed during the time of this incident," according to the statement. "We are now conducting a thorough and fully transparent investigation of the root cause."
The explosion occurred during a test of a Block 5 Merlin engine (photo), which will be used in a future generation of the company's Falcon 9 rockets, a source told Space.com. Falcon 9 rockets that are currently in operation utilize the Block 4 Merlin engine, so the incident will not require the company to halt any of its scheduled launches.
09 November 2017
More trouble for SpaceX
Space.com has an article by Mike Wall, a Space.com senior writer, about SpaceX:
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