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Tongue in cheek, Elon Musk dismisses rocket explosion sabotage theories as ‘unlikely'

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.