Spacex Exploding Strongback Shrapnel, and it's Destruction of the Falcon 9 Rocket
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Three separate lines of evidence now point to the fast-fill pressurized LOX line as the center, and likely cause of the Fakcin 9 (AMOS-6) explosion. Frozen RP-Kerosene or combustible insulating material are possible initial fuels for the explosion, which would have rapidly ruptured the pressurized LOX and RP lines. These pressurized lines would then have amplified the initial explosion, sending geysers of propellants into its midst. The remaining strongback tower, clearly shows the force of the explosion - which seems to have radiated from within. The Falcon 9 rocket, though sturdy enough in design to withstand not only the forces of launch, but also of repeated re-entry, was never meant to withstand the battering of steel girders ripped from the strongback. This is probably what led to propellant spillage from the stage 2 kerosene tank. If our conclusion that the strongback exploded first is correct, we may be able to find pieces of the strongback being blown away from the center of the explosion. Enhanced video by CBRDYNE makes it possible to find numerous individual pieces of such shrapnel, near the edge of the expanding fireball. They match the parts in general shape which are later seen missing from the strongback, but do not readily match any Falcon stage 2 parts. Further, this video sequence seems to show that all of the LOX reacting in the early phase was coming from the LOX fill pipeline - not the Falcon. If a heat sensing automatic pump shutoff had been in place, might parts of the Falcon (or payload) have survived the pipeline explosion? Perhaps such a system is one of several possible ways to lessen risk, learned from this loss.
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Great. SpaceX can't even be sure the failure was inside the rocket or
outside. They were ignorant of decades of NASA experience in handling
LOX and the dangers of insulation that may become soaked in it. At this
point it is a Unverified Failure of the launch vehicle AND ground
support hardware. This indicates a troubling lack if good systems
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Will be interesting to find out what the true cause, but I doubt it was external to the rocket or any kind of sabotage.
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I recall an oxygen incident at a place where I worked. An oxygen line was mistakenly built from aluminum. One day oxygen was introduced into the line for the first time. The heat of compression from line pressurization created enough heat to ignite the aluminum pipe, resulting in instant, spectacular destruction of the line. Perhaps part of the SpaceX LOX line, maybe a fitting or valve, was built from the wrong material.
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I kinda feel sorry for you guys. I know u love space, and nasa but I'm sorry it's all a fraud. Plz take sometime and look into this. You deserve to know the truth. Don't take my word for it, prove to yourself nasa is doing what they say. Look at stars thru the new p900 Nikon camera on youtube. Do they look like physical bodies to you?
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thanks , you can definitely see now why the orbship targeted this spot . maybe know they will get the hint ,stop sending your shit into space .
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I agree that the initial detonation took place outside the normal boundary of the rocket, either because the rocket wall bulged out or the pipe at that location detonated. I believe the fill line experienced an unusual back pressure. As to what caused this situation, I propose that it might have been a failure inside the rocket. SpaceX believes the fault involved the helium pressurization tank. I believe the squeak or whistle sound heard prior to detonation is a pressure relief valve opening. The bang may be when a tank ruptured inside the rocket, perhaps the LOX/RP tank wall. Five seconds later, the fill coupling detonated.
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You guys at TechX have done some excellent analysis but you keep adding so many new videos that you are diluting your message and no video can gain enough view counts to get any attention. Leave the playlist alone for a while. Dont delete or add more. You are destroying your message of your excellent analysis.
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