Site pictogram Astroblogs

Onbemande Falcon 9 raket van SpaceX kort na de lancering geëxplodeerd [Update]

Credit: NASA TV

Vanmiddag is de onbemande Falcon 9 raket van SpaceX en de Dragon ruimtecapsule twee minuten en twintig seconden na de lancering vanaf Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida geëxplodeerd. De explosie volgende nadat de tank met vloeibare zuurstof in de tweede trap van de raket ‘an over pressure event’ meemaakte. De explosie was live te zien (zie video hieronder). De Falcon 9 moest de Dragon capsule, die volgeladen is met 2000 kg nuttige lading, naar het ISS brengen voor missie CRS-7 (Commercial Resupply Services 7). Details over de explosie zullen later volgen. Hieronder de video van de lancering (16.21 uur Nederlandse tijd), inclusief explosie, daaronder een video met vertraagde beelden van de explosie.

Bron: Universe Today + NASA Spaceflight. [Update 19.30 uur]

Zojuist heeft NASA-baas Charles Bolden de volgende verklaring gegeven over de gebeurtenissen van vanmiddag.

“We are disappointed in the loss of the latest SpaceX cargo resupply mission to the International Space Station. However, the astronauts are safe aboard the station and have sufficient supplies for the next several months. We will work closely with SpaceX to understand what happened, fix the problem and return to flight. The commercial cargo program was designed to accommodate loss of cargo vehicles. We will continue operation of the station in a safe and effective way as we continue to use it as our test bed for preparing for longer duration missions farther into the solar system. “A Progress vehicle is ready to launch July 3, followed in August by a Japanese HTV flight. Orbital ATK, our other commercial cargo partner, is moving ahead with plans for its next launch later this year. “SpaceX has demonstrated extraordinary capabilities in its first six cargo resupply missions to the station, and we know they can replicate that success. We will work with and support SpaceX to assess what happened, understand the specifics of the failure and correct it to move forward. This is a reminder that spaceflight is an incredible challenge, but we learn from each success and each setback. Today’s launch attempt will not deter us from our ambitious human spaceflight program.”

Bron: NASA.

FacebookTwitterMastodonTumblrShare
Mobiele versie afsluiten