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Conspiracies Abound on Falcon 9 Fireplosion

By Doug Messier
Parabolic Arc
September 6, 2016
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Falcon 9 explodes on the launch pad. (Credit: USLaunchReport.com)

Falcon 9 explodes on the launch pad. (Credit: USLaunchReport.com)

By now, you’ve probably heard the conspiracy theories about the fire and explosion (fireplosion?) that destroyed a Falcon 9 rocket and destroyed the Amos-6 spacecraft.

Was the rocket taken out by a drone? An alien UFO? An U.S. government determined to keep Spacecom out of the hands of a Chinese conglomerate? A bird pooping on the equipment? Or all of the above?

While the investigation continues and the speculation rages over the cause, there’s been one possibility that has been ignored completely….

Here’s the rocket being fueled….

Credit: USLaunchReport.com

Credit: USLaunchReport.com

Looks pretty normal, huh? But, take a look at this zoomed in closeup of the fueling process….

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Credit: Paramount Pictures

And a short time later…

Credit: USLaunchReport.com

Credit: USLaunchReport.com

I think this pretty much wraps up the investigation, don’t you think?

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18 responses to “Conspiracies Abound on Falcon 9 Fireplosion”

  1. Charles Lurio says:
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    If Gary Seven is still hanging around trying to get his ST spinoff show, will someone tell him to go home?

    I would like to meet his ‘cat’ before he leaves, however… 🙂

  2. JamesG says:
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    IIRC he actually fixed the rocket and prevented the “fireplosion” from happening.

    At this point, the Chinese are likely to get Spacecom for a discount.

  3. Roncie Weatherington says:
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    Poor cat. Hair ball, er fire ball.
    As a camera operator, that fast, fuzzy speck some are attributing to a drone that darts across the frames looks more like a bug close to the camera. Close to the camera being out of focus. Also, being close to the camera, does not have to fly fast to look fast.
    The Cape has LOTS of bugs. Pure coincidence on the timing.
    Next.

  4. Andrew Tubbiolo says:
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    Dood! I looked at the headline and thought … Gary 7, and ISIS the pussy … cat ! NICE!

  5. therealdmt says:
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    I think it was that damned Philae lander. Just where was it when it was “missing”? And now suddenly it shows up! Hmmm.

  6. mlc449 says:
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    It was clearly Mossad trying to thwart the sale of a prized Israeli aerospace company to the Chinese.

  7. Spacetech says:
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    I’m standing by the “Bird pooping on equipment” myself.

  8. Malatrope says:
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    That’s hilarious!

    I noticed the “drone” flying by right away, but I quit worrying about it when it flapped its wings…

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