Preliminary findings suggest a fuel leak led to a pressure buildup above the engine firewall, resulting in a fire that doomed the spacecraft. Elon Musk, SpaceX's CEO, explained, “Preliminary ...

“Preliminary indication is that we had an oxygen/fuel leak in the cavity above the ship engine firewall that was large enough to build pressure in excess of the vent capacity,” CEO Elon Musk ...

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said the explosion was thought to be caused by a leak above the engine firewall. The Federal Aviation Administration had ordered SpaceX to conduct a mishap investigation into ...

An investigation has been launched into Elon Musk's explosive Starship test flight that forced dozens of planes to divert on Thursday. The SpaceX rocket blew up over the Bahamas about eight minutes ...

SpaceX’s Elon Musk said preliminary indications are that leaking fuel built up pressure in the cavity above the engine firewall. The resulting fire would have doomed the spacecraft. On Friday ...

Preliminary indication is that we had an oxygen/fuel leak in the cavity above the ship engine firewall that was large enough to build pressure in excess of the vent capacity. Apart from obviously ...

"Preliminary indication is that we had an oxygen/fuel leak in the cavity above the ship engine firewall that was large enough to build pressure in excess of the vent capacity," he wrote.