SpaceX reveals the reason why the SpaceX 9 rocket carrying a Facebook satellite exploded.

A few months ago the explosion occurred during the flight in the SpaceX rockets with a Facebook satellite inside. SpaceX, owned by Elon Musk, launched one of its rockets carrying a Facebook satellite, which exploded during the course of the launch, before reaching orbit. Elon Musk said that they were going to offer full transparency, on what had been the reason why the rocket exploded. After a long time we have known the conclusions and the reason for the rocket explosion.

The conclusions of the investigation of the SpaceX incident, presented to the Federal Aviation Administration of North America, in order to return to work on launches as of January 8. The investigation in which the FAA, the US Air Forces, NASA and the National Transportation Safety Board have worked, the explosion of the Falcon 9 rocket carrying a Facebook satellite, has been caused by an accumulation of oxygen between the COPV device and a liner buckle. This generated a combustion in the envelope and consequently an explosion of the CP tank.

According to the researchers' data, the design of COPV tanks can cause an accumulation of liquid oxygen in the buckles used in the lining, leading to situations where the friction of the incorrectly accumulated oxygen causes ignition of the element, which in turn causes the explosion of this type of device.

After finding out the reason for the accident that ended with SpaceX and the investigation carried out, the company has confirmed that they are working on solving this problem with a solution that is permanent. The idea is to redesign this type of COPV tank, in order to eliminate the need for buckles, eliminating this problem and avoiding similar accidents in the future.

Source: SpaceXOfficial