NASA says SpaceX was conducting a test firing of its unmanned rocket when the blast occurred Thursday morning. http://pic.twitter.com/Bc7kNiq6E0
— WESH 2 News (@WESH) September 1, 2016
At least one explosion, possibly two, took place about an hour ago at a SpaceX launch site – Launch Complex 40 – at Cape Canaveral, Florida. The first explosion occurred shortly after 9 a.m. ET Thursday (1300 UTC), apparently as SpaceX was performing a test firing of its rocket. It shook buildings several miles away, according to various sources.
Bryan Purtell, a spokesman for the Air Force 45th Space Wing, apparently confirmed to AP that an explosion had occurred and said that emergency crews were responding. He said:
Right now we’re trying to determine the extent of the damage, the exact location, possible cause and checking to make sure no one is injured.
Witnesses describe seeing 2 explosions. First one around 9am.. Second around 9:20am @WESH http://pic.twitter.com/u6jqewZ2GZ
— Chris Hush (@ChrisHushWESH) September 1, 2016
"You felt a shockwave from the blast." – @DanBillowWESH on feeling explosion at home.
— Alyssa Elias (@ProducerElias) September 1, 2016
A NASA spokesman said there was an “incident” at Launch Complex 40. That is the site where SpaceX was preparing to launch an unmanned rocket over Labor Day weekend.
SpaceX was founded by tech entrepreneur Elon Musk, who is famous on Twitter for his quick response to various situation. But, at this writing, he had not posted a tweet.
That is a large smoke plume spreading out from #falcon9 explosion on MLB dual pol radar (correlation coefficient) http://pic.twitter.com/uyXM5v7woS
— Kyle Gravlin (@kylegravlin) September 1, 2016
Pictures of explosion at @SpaceX launch pad from viewers: @WESH http://pic.twitter.com/DuLbnyb7mG
— Chris Hush (@ChrisHushWESH) September 1, 2016
Bottom line: Explosion at Space X launch site, September 1, 2016.
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NASA says SpaceX was conducting a test firing of its unmanned rocket when the blast occurred Thursday morning. http://pic.twitter.com/Bc7kNiq6E0
— WESH 2 News (@WESH) September 1, 2016
At least one explosion, possibly two, took place about an hour ago at a SpaceX launch site – Launch Complex 40 – at Cape Canaveral, Florida. The first explosion occurred shortly after 9 a.m. ET Thursday (1300 UTC), apparently as SpaceX was performing a test firing of its rocket. It shook buildings several miles away, according to various sources.
Bryan Purtell, a spokesman for the Air Force 45th Space Wing, apparently confirmed to AP that an explosion had occurred and said that emergency crews were responding. He said:
Right now we’re trying to determine the extent of the damage, the exact location, possible cause and checking to make sure no one is injured.
Witnesses describe seeing 2 explosions. First one around 9am.. Second around 9:20am @WESH http://pic.twitter.com/u6jqewZ2GZ
— Chris Hush (@ChrisHushWESH) September 1, 2016
"You felt a shockwave from the blast." – @DanBillowWESH on feeling explosion at home.
— Alyssa Elias (@ProducerElias) September 1, 2016
A NASA spokesman said there was an “incident” at Launch Complex 40. That is the site where SpaceX was preparing to launch an unmanned rocket over Labor Day weekend.
SpaceX was founded by tech entrepreneur Elon Musk, who is famous on Twitter for his quick response to various situation. But, at this writing, he had not posted a tweet.
That is a large smoke plume spreading out from #falcon9 explosion on MLB dual pol radar (correlation coefficient) http://pic.twitter.com/uyXM5v7woS
— Kyle Gravlin (@kylegravlin) September 1, 2016
Pictures of explosion at @SpaceX launch pad from viewers: @WESH http://pic.twitter.com/DuLbnyb7mG
— Chris Hush (@ChrisHushWESH) September 1, 2016
Bottom line: Explosion at Space X launch site, September 1, 2016.
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