Change History: What caused the SpaceX Falcon 9 explosion?

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Oct. 1, 2016 tschiller Changed Removed to False
Oct. 1, 2016 tschiller Changed Evidence Description to Air Force investigators inspected the roof where a white spot was seen, but didn't find anything connected to the explosion
Oct. 1, 2016 tschiller Changed Evidence Event Date to Sept. 30, 2016
Oct. 1, 2016 probono Changed Removed to False
Oct. 1, 2016 probono Changed Hypothesis to A competitor sabotaged the launch
Oct. 1, 2016 probono Changed Removed to False
Oct. 1, 2016 probono Changed Evidence Description to Images show a white spot on the roof of a building of a competitor, ULA, with a clear line of sight to the launch pad
Oct. 1, 2016 probono Changed Evidence Event Date to None
Sept. 24, 2016 probono Changed Evidence Description to The explosion took place over the course of less than 1/10th of a second
Sept. 24, 2016 probono Changed Removed to False
Sept. 24, 2016 probono Changed Evidence Event Date to None
Sept. 24, 2016 probono Changed Evidence Description to A large breach occurred in the cryogenic helium system of the second stage liquid oxygen tank
Sept. 24, 2016 probono Changed Removed to False
Sept. 24, 2016 probono Changed Evidence Event Date to None
Sept. 12, 2016 tschiller Changed Board Title to What caused the SpaceX Falcon 9 explosion?
Sept. 12, 2016 tschiller Changed Evidence Description to The rocket was carrying the AMOS-6 satellite. The satellite was owned by Spacecom and was to be used by Facebook and Eutelsat to provide internet access to Africa, the Middle East, and Europe.
Sept. 12, 2016 tschiller Changed Evidence Description to The rocket was carrying the AMOS-6 satellite. The satellite is owned by Spacecom and was to be used by Facebook and Eutelsat to provide internet access to Africa, the Middle East, and Europe.
Sept. 12, 2016 tschiller Changed Hypothesis to The explosion was a fluke
Sept. 12, 2016 tschiller Changed Hypothesis to A foreign government or organization sabotaged the launch
Sept. 12, 2016 tschiller Changed Evidence Description to Footage shows a dark object passing by the tip of the rocket just before the explosion
Sept. 12, 2016 tschiller Changed Evidence Event Date to Sept. 1, 2016
Sept. 12, 2016 tschiller Changed Evidence Description to A dark object passed by the tip of the rocket just before the explosion
Sept. 12, 2016 tschiller Changed Evidence Description to The rocket was carrying the AMOS-6 satellite. The satellite is owned by Spacecom (an Israeli company) and was to be used by Facebook to provide internet access to Africa, the Middle East, and Europe.
Sept. 12, 2016 tschiller Changed Evidence Event Date to Sept. 1, 2016
Sept. 12, 2016 tschiller Changed Evidence Description to The rocket was carrying the AMOS-6 satellite. The satellite is owned by Spacecom (an Israeli company) and was to be used by Facebook to provide internet access
Sept. 12, 2016 tschiller Changed Evidence Event Date to Sept. 1, 2016
Sept. 12, 2016 tschiller Changed Evidence Description to The anomaly originated around the upper stage oxygen tank
Sept. 12, 2016 tschiller Changed Evidence Event Date to Sept. 1, 2016
Sept. 12, 2016 tschiller Changed Evidence Description to A bang occurred a few seconds before the fireball
Sept. 12, 2016 tschiller Changed Evidence Event Date to Sept. 1, 2016
Sept. 12, 2016 tschiller Changed Evidence Description to The explosion happened during a routine filling operation
Sept. 12, 2016 tschiller Changed Hypothesis to A foreign government/organization sabotaged the launch
Sept. 12, 2016 tschiller Changed Hypothesis to A SpaceX employee sabotaged the launch
Sept. 12, 2016 tschiller Changed Hypothesis to An engineering mistake caused the explosion
Sept. 12, 2016 tschiller Changed Board Description to On Sept 1, 2016, SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket exploded on the Cap Canaveral launchpad. SpaceX, NASA, the Air Force, and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) are investigating.
Sept. 12, 2016 tschiller Changed Board Title to What caused the SpaceX Falcon 9 explosion on Sept 1, 2016?