[AR] Re: Falcon 9 flight today
- From: Henry Spencer <henry@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: Arocket List <arocket@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 1 Oct 2013 13:17:59 -0400 (EDT)
On Tue, 1 Oct 2013, Rand Simberg wrote:
> SpaceX is denying it, claiming that initial tracking data is always a
> little flaky. And what could cause an explosion? It has no hypergolics
> on it, AFAIK.
Doesn't have to be hypergolics -- any form of stored energy will suffice.
Something like an engine hard start is plausible, given that SpaceX has
admitted that there was a problem with the restart experiment. There may
be hypergolics in the RCS. An overpressurized tank can explode. So can a
shorted battery (yes, battery explosions can be quite violent).
Henry Spencer
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