A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket just exploded during a test: businessinsider

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A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket just exploded during a test

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket just exploded during a test

SpaceX was testing a Falcon 9 rocket at a Cape Canaveral launch pad when it was rocked by powerful explosions.SpaceX was scheduled to do a static test-fire of a 229-foot-tall Falcon 9 rocket with no crew aboard it on Thursday morning, when it exploded shortly after 9 a.m. EDT on Thursday, Sept. 1, 2016, the company said.(A "static fire" is when they test-fire the rocket's engines without actually launching it into the air.)
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SpaceX rocket exploded in an instant. Figuring out why involves a mountain of data

SpaceX rocket exploded in an instant. Figuring out why involves a mountain of data

SpaceX said Friday that an investigation is underway into the cause of Thursday's launch pad explosion that destroyed one of its rockets and a $200-million satellite.The Hawthorne company said it invited NASA and the Air Force to participate in the investigation, which will be overseen by the Federal Aviation Administration.The fiery failure at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida destroyed a Falcon 9 rocket and an Israeli communications satellite that was set for launch this weekend.
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