Launch Mission: CRS-7

🧾 Mission Details

Flight #: 24

Details: Launch performance was nominal until an overpressure incident in the second-stage LOX tank, leading to vehicle breakup at T+150 seconds. The Dragon capsule survived the explosion but was lost upon splashdown because its software did not contain provisions for parachute deployment on launch vehicle failure.

Failure Reasons: 1) helium tank overpressure lead to the second stage LOX tank explosion

🚀 Rocket Details

Name: Falcon 9

Type: rocket

📍 Launchpad Details

Name: Cape Canaveral Space Force Station Space Launch Complex 40

Location: Cape Canaveral, Florida

🛰️ Cores

• Core Serial: B1018 — Reuse Count: 0View Core

🧑‍🚀 Payloads

• Payload: CRS-7 — Mass: 2477 kgView Payload

🚢 Ships Involved

• Name: Elsbeth III — Type: TugView Ship
• Name: GO Quest — Type: CargoView Ship
• Name: Megan — Type: CargoView Ship

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