BREAKING: Space X Rocket Explodes on Launch Pad at Cape Canaveral

J.D. DurkinSep 1st, 2016, 9:56 am
 

Reports are indicating this morning at a Space X Falcon 9 rocket has exploded on the launch pad of Cape Canaveral in Florida.

According to CNBC, the rocket was scheduled to be launched this weekend, and no injuries have been reported at this time.

Space X, also known as Space Exploration Technologies Corporation, is the ambitious aerospace pioneering endeavor from Elon Musk of Tesla Motors and PayPal. This is an image of a Falcon 9 rocket from the company from the Wikipedia Commons:KSC-20160408-PH_KLS0001_0005_(25704320894)

UPDATE – 10:07 a.m. ET: Watch live coverage of the explosion here, via WFTV.

UPDATE – 11:33 a.m. ET: Space X has addressed the explosion with a brief statement.

TechCrunch reports that the rocket and it’s payload, a satellite commissioned by Facebook, were destroyed in the blast.

UPDATE – 1:07 p.m. ET: Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg issued a response to his satellite’s destruction.

UPDATE – 1:52 p.m. ET: ABC has picked up video showing the rocket’s explosion close up.

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[image via NASA screengrab]

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