WASHINGTON A team of experts from NASA and SpaceX will examine what went wrong Sunday when one of nine engines aboard a SpaceX rocket failed during a NASA mission to the International Space Station. <\/p>\n
The joint investigative team, announced today by NASA and SpaceX, is expected to piece together data from the Falcon 9 launch, specifically the failure of its Engine 1 about 79 seconds after take-off. <\/p>\n
Though the rocket survived the malfunction and ultimately was successful in completing its primary mission getting a capsule filled with NASA supplies to the station it failed in its secondary mission, the delivery of an Orbcomm satellite to orbit. <\/p>\n
Heres the full release from SpaceX: <\/p>\n
NASA and SpaceX announce that they have jointly formed a CRS-1 Post-Flight Investigation Board. This board will methodically analyze all data in an effort to understand what occurred to engine 1 during liftoff of the CRS-1 mission on Sunday, October 7. While Falcon 9 was designed for engine out capability and the Dragon spacecraft has successfully arrived at the space station, SpaceX is committed to a comprehensive examination and analysis of all launch data, with the goal of understanding what happened and how to correct it prior to future flights. Additional information will be provided as it is available. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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