SpaceX rocket, Falcon 9, exploded moments after launch from Cape Canaveral on Sunday (28/06/2015).
SpaceX rocket Falcon 9 carrying the unmanned cargo, Dragon, exploded in the early moments of the mission towards the International Space Station (ISS).
The rocket exploded just moments after its launch on Sunday (06/28/2015) from Cape Canaveral, USA.
The first two minutes of the Falcon 9 mission to run smoothly. Until the second to 139, the anomaly occurred and the rocket disintegrated with cargo, and then exploded.
"Falcon experiencing problems shut down ahead of the first phase. There is excess pressure in the top of the liquid oxygen tank," said the CEO of SpaceX, Elon Musk.
SpaceX mission has two shut down. Shut down first called the main engine cutoff (MECO) should occur in the second-to-159. The rocket exploded 20 seconds earlier.
This accident is the first time for SpaceX. Since 2010, the company has been successful running 18 space missions.
When burst, Falcon is moving at a speed of 4,700 kilometers per second and an altitude of 45 kilometers above sea level.
Human Exploration Division official National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), said William Gerstenmaier, this accident makes them lose an important tool.
"We lost a lot of equipment is important for research along this flight. We lost the IDA, water purifier, and a space suit," he said.
IDA (International Docking Adaptors) is a device that allows a lot of space vehicles "parked" in the ISS.
"Now we must think of a way to get more tools," said Gerstenmaier as quoted by Ars Technica, Monday (29/06/2015).
In the last eight months, there have been three accidents space mission, namely Orbital ATK Antares in October 2014 and cargo belonging to Russia in April 2015.
"There is no similarity in the three accidents that besides the fact that keantariksaan is difficult. This underscores the difficulties and challenges of each mission space," he said. (KOMPAS.com)
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