A leaky valve in a propellant pressurization system apparently triggered a catastrophic explosion last April that destroyed a SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft during a planned ground test of the ...

On April 20, 2019, a few weeks after its successful first flight to the International Space Station (ISS), the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft was obliterated in an explosion that occurred during an ...

SpaceX and NASA say they finally know what caused its Crew Dragon capsule to explode during an April test of the spacecraft’s thruster system. The culprit in the April 20 explosion was a leaky valve, ...

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SpaceX appeared all set to breeze past another milestone as part of its Crew Dragon testing program in April, after the spacecraft successfully completed its maiden journey to and from the ...

Last month, SpaceX's Crew Dragon capsule successfully flew to the International Space Station, as part of an important test of its flight and landing capabilities. This past weekend, while prepping ...

spacex's Crew Dragon capsule designed to shuttle NASA astronauts to the International Space Station may soon undergo its biggest text since exploding in April. According to a report from CNBC, the ...

A leaky valve in the propulsion system of a SpaceX Crew Dragon astronaut capsule is probably what caused the spacecraft to explode during a test three months ago, a company official said Monday, and ...