SpaceX’s Crew Dragon Spacecraft Exploded Because of ’Corrosive Bullets’ and Leaky Valves

Yesterday SpaceX released a report on their analysis of the ’4/20’ Anomaly that destroyed their Crew Dragon spacecraft during a ground tests. It was the result of oxidizer leaking into the wrong part of the plumbing and then being propelled through the system as fast as a bullet. Raptor Engine images by Jack Beyer
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