NASA Safety Panel Urges Caution In SpaceX Propellant Plans

Credit: Falcon 9 pad explosion: U.S. Launch Report
Human spaceflight managers at NASA should proceed with caution before accepting SpaceX’s plan to load densified propellant into its Falcon 9 launch vehicle with a crew already on board in a Dragon capsule, the agency’s panel of outside safety advisors urged in its latest annual report. The Aerospace...

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