Emre Kelly auf Twitter: "BREAKING: #SpaceX Crew Dragon suffered an anomaly during test fire today, according to 45th Space Wing. Smoke could be seen on the beaches. "On April 20, an anomaly occurred a

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IrrelevantAstronomer on April 20th, 2019 at 22:33 UTC »

SpaceX Statement

Earlier today, SpaceX conducted a series of engine tests on a Crew Dragon test vehicle on our test stand at Landing Zone 1 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. The initial tests completed successfully but the final test resulted in an anomaly on the test stand. Ensuring that our systems meet rigorous safety standards and detecting anomalies like this prior to flight are the main reasons why we test. Our teams are investigating and working closely with our NASA partners.

venku122 on April 20th, 2019 at 22:07 UTC »

This is very unfortunate.

Unless this was a pad support failure, this will most likely be a months long delay, and require extensive NASA review. Boeing had a weirdly similar failure (hypergolics + Launch Escape System) and it pushed their program schedule back 6 months.

Edit: wrote up my thoughts on the accident. Monday will be especially interesting once the politicians enter the fray. Commercial crew has never been popular politically and accidents like this unfortunately back some of their arguments.

Origin_of_Mind on April 20th, 2019 at 22:06 UTC »

That's the color of Nitrogen Tetroxide. The cause could be as simple as a stick valve, or as disastrous as a RUD of the system, Either way, not a good news.