Feb 042017
SpaceX Falcon 9 Rockets Prone To Cracks According To Government Watchdogs
Well, crap. Seems the blades of the turbopumps crack more than they should… to the point where NASA has apparently said that they form an unacceptable risk for manned launches. Additionally, it’s reported that neither SpaceX nor Boeing will be able to lunch astronauts into orbit in 2018… meaning the US will need to rely on the good graces of the Russians for that much longer.