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If that report is accurate, that supports the idea that SpaceX has not yet ruled out deliberate sabotage of their latest mission that failed before launch because of an unexplained "rupture" in a helium tank in the second stage.
As Spock would say; "Fascinating". (Raises eyebrow)
As Spock would say; "Fascinating". (Raises eyebrow)
I am a little surprised Elon hasn't tweeted refuting any implication of sabotage. A few different news feeds I regular have picked up this story, and true or not, seems the prudent thing to do would be to say that SpaceX isn't alleging any sabotage from ULA.
Exactly. SpaceX has yet to determine the cause of the helium tank rupture. A force external to the rocket acting on the tank is a possible cause.
Well, at least if true it would show there was nothing wrong with the vehicle and planning for future launches could proceed more quickly (albeit with additional security).
Sabotage Suggested In SpaceX Explosion
http://www.avweb.com/eletter/archives/101/3457-full.html
Sabotage Suggested In SpaceX Explosion
http://www.avweb.com/eletter/archives/101/3457-full.html
This been discussed quite a bit already in this forum. In my opinion, it is certainly possible, and it appears that SpaceX has not ruled it out, nor should they since they have to investigate every possible cause, particularly since the true cause has yet to be determined despite extensive analysis of thousands of channels of telemetry and video data.
I think sabotage is unlikely. But it is certainly possible. Rockets are not designed to withstand the impact of a bullet, and a target the size of a rocket would be an easy shot to make even from a mile away. Modern sniper rifles are very accurate at distances of more than 2,000 meters. See Sniper rifle - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Note: I asked Siri how many meters in a mile. I could not remember the exact figure. She replied "1,609 meters". I said "Thank you Siri". She replied, "I aim to please". (I'm not making that up. Try it.) Of course Siri had no idea I was asking my question in reference to this thread. At least I think she didn't know that...
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palmer_md
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This conspiracy stuff is just getting ridiculous. SpaceX needs to make a statement to end it, even if there is a VERY remote possibility of outside sources involved in this accident. So far they are speaking like engineers and scientist, but that language does not translate very well to the general public.
Enemy Drone, Laser Weapon Destroyed SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket, Elon Musk Now Believes
There are lots of these examples, but here is a simple chart showing how the meaning is lost in translation to the general public.
Enemy Drone, Laser Weapon Destroyed SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket, Elon Musk Now Believes
There are lots of these examples, but here is a simple chart showing how the meaning is lost in translation to the general public.
That article forgot one thing: quoting or linking to where or when Elon said what the link/title of the claims. "Enemy Drone, Laser Weapon Destroyed SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket, Elon Musk Now Believes". The only two sources I found was the original article in Washington Post that I linked to in the other thread, and one conspiracy youtube video where someone calls the flyby bird for "a drone".
I do not think Elon or SpaceX has to make any statement based on every conspiracy theories put on youtube or fantasy stories put out by media. Until they have ruled out that sabotage was the reason for this explosion, it would be a lie to publicly state that it was not sabotage. As long as it is unknown it is right to state that it is unknown. And they have not accused anyone for doing any sabotage - yet.
Well, it's certainly plausible. Unfortunately it is much easier to destroy value than to create it, and even more so when the value is concentrated in one place.
If I were to venture into tinfoil-hat territory, I wouldn't be looking at SpaceX competitors like ULA or Blue Origin, or at Musk ex-wives. Facebook had a massive satellite on that rocket. Who would be most threatened by that satellite making it safely into orbit? Google!
(No, I don't actually suspect Google of wrongdoing -- but what a great movie that would make.)
If I were to venture into tinfoil-hat territory, I wouldn't be looking at SpaceX competitors like ULA or Blue Origin, or at Musk ex-wives. Facebook had a massive satellite on that rocket. Who would be most threatened by that satellite making it safely into orbit? Google!
(No, I don't actually suspect Google of wrongdoing -- but what a great movie that would make.)
Let me add to the conspiracy theory:
Amos-6 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Quote:
Amos-6 was a 5.5-tonne Israeli Earth communications satellite, one of the Spacecom AMOS series, that was built by Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI), a defense and aerospace company.[6]
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Israel, unfortunately, does have a lot of enemies.
Amos-6 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Quote:
Amos-6 was a 5.5-tonne Israeli Earth communications satellite, one of the Spacecom AMOS series, that was built by Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI), a defense and aerospace company.[6]
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Israel, unfortunately, does have a lot of enemies.
True. But until you can see the source of the sound you cannot rule out with certainty that what you are hearing is caused by zebras instead of horses.
Canuck
Well-Known Member
Oh man, Elon tweeted a link to this article: https://theringer.com/ranking-poten...-musks-spacex-venture-ff66e7e2b23f#.n9q9yjyn4
BluestarE3
Active Member
He probably thought the laundry list of possible conspirators (with each getting more bizarre than the last) was funny and wanted to share this with others. I thought the article was hilarious and obviously tongue-in-cheek.
palmer_md
Member
Here is another one, that is much more straight forward reporting on the subject.
The idea that SpaceX's rocket was sabotaged is 'pretty much a joke,' says worker at rival rocket company
The idea that SpaceX's rocket was sabotaged is 'pretty much a joke,' says worker at rival rocket company
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