Report: Congressional analysts worry SpaceX engines are prone to cracks

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A draft of a forthcoming GAO report raises concerns about turbopumps in the Falcon 9’s Merlin engines.

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A draft of an Congressional report into NASA’s commercial crew program has found technical problems with both SpaceX and Boeing’s efforts to provide transport to the International Space Station. However, according to the Wall Street Journal, the forthcoming report from the US Government Accountability Office focuses most closely on issues with turbopumps in SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket.

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