SpaceX Explosion: Falcon 9 Explodes on Florida Launch Pad during Rocket Test (09/01/2016)
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The rocket was supposed to launch later this weekend SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket, meant to launch a satellite this weekend, exploded on the launch pad at Cape Canaveral, Florida. The explosion occurred during a static fire test of the rocket's engines, NASA told the Associated Press. The blast reportedly shook buildings "several miles away." SpaceX was getting the Falcon 9 ready to launch the Amos 6 satellite, a communications probe for the Israeli satellite operator Spacecom. The mission was scheduled for 3AM ET Saturday morning. Prior to all launches, SpaceX conducts a static fire test, in which the rocket's engines are turned on while the vehicle is constrained. It's a routine procedure the company has done many times before. The 45th Space Wing, the US Air Force unit that commands the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, is responding to the explosion. "There are no known casualties. There's no threat to public safety and our emergency management teams are on site responding," Bryan Bryan Purtell, a representative for the 45th Space Wing, told The Verge. The unit will provide more updates soon. It's possible that the Amos 6 satellite was not harmed during the explosion. The satellites aren't always loaded on top of the Falcon 9s during a static fire. But right now, the fate of the Amos 6 is unclear.
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I miss John Holiman, best space reporter (Walt was before my time). Rest in Peace, September 12, 1998.
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There was an UFO hitting, watch rewind 1/ 100 second !!!!
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Awww too bad we dont get another fake CGI re-entry and landing of the booster rocket.
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it was blown up watch this video in slow motion something comes in from right to left close enough to it then it blows up real shit!!!!
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russian ones are better than americans too many accidents NASA bungled
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this rocket was going to send a "Satellite." into orbit (via Facebook.) so a specific part of "Africa." can have internet/Facebook. this is bullshit the idiot box tells u this and the sheepeople "believe." whats being told. the Internet is not located in the sky, internet cables is located in the oceans, wires r ran on the bottom of the sea floor and they use petroleum jelly inside the wires to reduce friction as the individual wires move over each other and to provide corrosion protection and lubrication in the core and inside wires and on the exterior surfaces.
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If the same had happened in India or any developing countries, the news would have been different. BBC would have celebrated it with special animated cartoons.
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the terrorists group bebo takes out Facebook satellite
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Fake ass bullshit. Sorry world but we can't go to space
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let me guess it was puttin who destroy it. .everything seems to be russias fault
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Has CNN blamed Donald Trump yet?
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I TOLD YOU FACEBOOK CAN'T FLY!
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im so glad facebook needs to be stoped
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я знал что это говно взорвётся рано или поздно
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This mishap occurred at CCAFS (Air Force property), NOT Kennedy Space Center. NASA had nothing to with it.
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This mishap is a RUD. Rapid Unplanned Disassembly.
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Не хило пиздануло! Во всём Россию обвинят. Даже в том, что муж изменял Хиллари Клинтон (ну а кто бы не изменял такой уродине????), это происки Кремля. :-))
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Looks like the Iranians sabotage the launch
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This is too bad. Just a reminder that these huge fuel tanks with fire attached are not to be taken for granted. Space travel with rockets will never be 'routine'.
I hope nobody was hurt. If it was a test-firing, everybody should have been under cover.
The insurance company for whoever that satellite belonged to is going to be especially disappointed
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