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Smoke Seen For Miles After SpaceX Crew Dragon Suffers "Anomaly"

• https://www.zerohedge.com by Tyler Durdan

On Friday, a test version of the company's Crew Dragon suffered what SpaceX is calling an "anomaly" at the company's facility at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.

Large plumes of smoke were seen emanating from the area, according to Space.com. We can't help but wonder what the fossil fuel burning equivalent would be for the amount of smoke that made its way into the atmosphere as a result, especially given the fact that Crew Dragon's engines burn "fairly toxic compounds", according to ARSTechnica, that include "hypergolic propellants—monomethylhydrazine" and "nitrogen tetroxide".

SpaceX said of the issue: "Earlier today, SpaceX conducted a series of engine tests on a Crew Dragon test vehicle on our test stand at Landing Zone 1 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. The initial tests completed successfully but the final test resulted in an anomaly on the test stand."


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