An unmanned SpaceX rocket and its payload were completely destroyed in an explosion Thursday morning in Florida during a routine test two days before the rocket was to launch Facebook's first communications satellite into orbit that would have significantly widened Internet access in Africa. ....
The blast occurred shortly after 9am in Cape Canaveral, as smoke could be seen billowing into the sky where the $200million Amos-6 satellite was set to launch on Saturday morning with a SpaceX reusable rocket.
The test was in advance of a planned Saturday launch from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, which is next to NASA's Kennedy Space Center.
NASA spokesman Al Feinberg said emergency personnel were monitoring the situation and standing by to assist, and the air quality was being monitored for any potential threats to employees, according to NBC News.
Source; Daily Mail
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