CAPE CANAVERAL — As investigators continue to look for the cause of the Sept. 1 Falcon 9 explosion at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, SpaceX owner Elon Musk took a moment to address some of the more creative theories.
In a tongue-in-cheek Twitter post, Musk linked to a story on theringer.com, saying that it “has some great theories.”
Musk recently admitted at a conference in Mexico that the exact cause of the explosion, which destroyed the Falcon 9 rocket and a $200 million communications satellite, remains a mystery.
While not giving credence to conspiracy theories making the rounds online, he said investigators have had to change tack as they continue to look for a cause.
“We’ve eliminated all of the obvious possibilities for what occurred there,” Musk said. “So what remains are the less probable answers.”
But he said something other than a technical issue is not likely one of the less probable answers.
“Sabotage of the rocket is unlikely,” he posted on Twitter, ending with a smiling emoticon.
Sabotage of the rocket is unlikely, but this article has some great theories :)https://t.co/1fCRbZvRHo
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) October 5, 2016
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