Fuel leak brought down Falcon 1, SpaceX CEO says

A fuel leak of "unknown origin" was responsible for the loss of Space Exploration Technologies' (SpaceX) Falcon 1 rocket shortly after liftoff on its inaugural flight March 24, according to company founder and CEO Elon Musk. Twenty-five seconds after ignition, the fuel leak caused a fire around the...

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