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November 01, 2016

SpaceX Aims to Resume Falcon 9 Flights in 2016, Blames Helium Tank for Explosion
Hawthorne CA (Sputnik) Nov 01, 2016
According to a statement released October 28, SpaceX has made progress in determining the cause of last month's accident on the Falcon 9 rocket's launch pad and expects to resume flights before the end of this year. After the incident, in which the entire Falcon 9 rocket and its AMOS-6 satellite payload was lost, a group of experts including professionals from the Federal Aviation Administration, NASA and the US Air Force, has been thoroughly investigating possible causes. SpaceX stated shor ... read more

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