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73s,
Alan WA4SCA
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Keep Calm and Carry On
I think at one time they were using surplus rocket engines.
-----Original Message----- From: Alan Sent: Thursday, September 01, 2016 11:00 AM To: AMSAT-BB Subject: [amsat-bb] SpaceX Launch Pad Test Explosion
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73s,
Alan WA4SCA
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The cause of the explosion is unknown right now, but it appears that something happened on the pad:
http://www.parabolicarc.com/2016/09/01/falcon-9-explosion-destroys-satellite...
73s
Bernhard VA6BMJ @ DO33FL
Rich,
I think you may be confusing SpaceX with Orbital ATK, which used surplus Russian/Soviet rocket engines on its Antares rocket which exploded over Wallops Island in 2014. SpaceX has been using engines of its own design for its rockets.
As for the explosion this morning, my office and I have been watching a video of it. Alan WA4SCA just mentioned it, and here is a link to it:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_BgJEXQkjNQ
73!
Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK http://www.wd9ewk.net/ Twitter: @WD9EWK
On Thu, Sep 1, 2016 at 5:18 PM, Rich/wa4bue [email protected] wrote:
I think at one time they were using surplus rocket engines
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