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SpaceX blast investigation suggests breach in oxygen tank's helium system

DALLAS (Reuters) - A SpaceX rocket that burst into flames on its launch pad at the beginning of this month likely suffered a large breach in its upper-stage helium system, the company said on Friday. [Source]

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Origin: reuters.com

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Source: http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/scienceNews/~3/R6AmfsaW0lI/us-spacex-blast-idUSKCN11T26P