On Tuesday, an experimental SpaceX rocket exploded at the end of a high-altitude test flight, but heavy fog at the site left even SpaceX at least publicly uncertain about exactly what caused the explosion. SpaceX CEO Elon Musk did confirm the explosion on Twitter, saying.
All three of SpaceX’s previous launches of prototypes for this model of rocket crash-landed or exploded shortly after landing.
SpaceX engineer John Insprucker, who hosted a webcast of the test launch, said the rocket, known as SN11, had a normal ascent and that all appeared to be well before onboard cameras lost signal and the vehicle was subsumed by fog moments before landing.
