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An unmanned SpaceX rocket exploded while attempting to carry supplies to the International Space Station. It was a severe blow to NASA, still reeling from other recent failed missions.
The SpaceX founder and chief executive of Tesla, later said on Twitter that an over pressurization occurred in the liquid-oxygen tank of the rocket’s upper stage.
“That’s all we can say with confidence right now,” Musk said via Twitter. “Will have more to say following a thorough fault tree analysis.”
This is the second failed station shipment – in a row – and the third in eight months.
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