Cape Canaveral explosion destroys SpaceX rocket and Israeli satellite

 

 

CAPE CANAVERAL: -- An explosion has destroyed a rocket during test firing at Cape Canaveral in Florida.

 

It sent black smoke billowing into the sky and shook buildings several kilometres away.

 

No-one was injured, according to SpaceX, which owns the Falcon 9 rocket.

 

The company says an “anomaly” during the static fire test destroyed the rocket and an Israeli communications satellite it had been due to carry into space at the weekend.

 

Elon Musk founded SpaceX in 2002, with the goal of slashing launch costs – to make travel to Mars affordable. It plans to send humans there as early as 2024.

 

The company had recovered from a launch accident in June last year, that destroyed a load of cargo bound for the International Space Station.

 

It was not immediately clear if Thursday’s explosion damaged SpaceX’s launch pad or what impact it would have on the dozens of NASA and commercial satellite missions on its launch schedule.

 

The company operates two launch pads – its other site is at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California.

 

 

-- © Copyright Euronews 2016-09-02

You wouldn't like to be picking up that bill!


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This is a serious setback to my hope of seeing the Red Planet before I die.

Poor Zuck lost 390 million dollars in one day!

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-3769427/Mark-Zuckerberg-deeply-disappointed-loss-95m-satellite-SpaceX-crash-says-Facebook-s-drones-place.html

1 hour ago, Boon Mee said:

Poor Zuck lost 390 million dollars in one day!

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-3769427/Mark-Zuckerberg-deeply-disappointed-loss-95m-satellite-SpaceX-crash-says-Facebook-s-drones-place.html

 

Ah,  too bad.  The only thing lost was Zuckerberg's Facebook satellite.  However will the world deal with this loss?  Too bad Markie wasn't on site personally supervising the fueling.

4 minutes ago, Usernames said:

 

Ah,  too bad.  The only thing lost was Zuckerberg's Facebook satellite.  However will the world deal with this loss?  Too bad Markie wasn't on site personally supervising the fueling.

I believe Israel lost a satellite in that explosion too...

ah, what is another spy satellite anyway ...

 

they can try to launch it with the french arianne next time

 

 

I thought that was renamed Cape Kennedy decades ago.

3 hours ago, OMGImInPattaya said:

ISIS...Iran? 

Palestine.

 

2 hours ago, ClutchClark said:

This is a serious setback to my hope of seeing the Red Planet before I die.

Good pair of binoculars would save a lot of money.

1 hour ago, Usernames said:

The only thing lost was Zuckerberg's Facebook

 

Apropos, I wish I did not have to see his face everytime I go to Facebook.

how is their share price?

 

Ah,  too bad.  The only thing lost was Zuckerberg's Facebook satellite.  However will the world deal with this loss?  Too bad Markie wasn't on site personally supervising the fueling.

Lol, loser bitter expat.

58 minutes ago, maoro2013 said:

I thought that was renamed Cape Kennedy decades ago.

 

It was changed back to Cape Canaveral in 1973 by Florida legislation.  The Kennedy Space Center name remains. 

TH 

 

  Jake Busey?

5 hours ago, ClutchClark said:

This is a serious setback to my hope of seeing the Red Planet before I die.

 

 

  'We can remember it for you wholesale.'

7 hours ago, Boon Mee said:

Poor Zuck lost 390 million dollars in one day!

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-3769427/Mark-Zuckerberg-deeply-disappointed-loss-95m-satellite-SpaceX-crash-says-Facebook-s-drones-place.html

Elon Musk is the money man behind Space X and prior to the blow up he was already in financial trouble after buying out failing Solar City with cheap borrowed money. I hope he can deliver all the cars he took deposits on. Could turn into another Tucker. Yes Zuckerberg is unhappy as well his satellite went poof but 200 million is chump change to this guy. Boy I wished I had the money troubles these guys have. Could turn into a real Peeing match. 

2 hours ago, swanny321 said:

 

 

  'We can remember it for you wholesale.'

There is a company that for a small fee will send your ashes there. There is always the hope that ashes mixed with water will regenerate you. Science is making huge strides these days. 

9 hours ago, ClutchClark said:

This is a serious setback to my hope of seeing the Red Planet before I die.

 

I'll lend you a telescope.

 

Note to Elon Musk: You don't have to have the expensive satellite in place when you're only testing the engines.

Easy….russian hackers…..the answer to everything these days.

8 hours ago, Usernames said:

 

Ah,  too bad.  The only thing lost was Zuckerberg's Facebook satellite.  However will the world deal with this loss?  Too bad Markie wasn't on site personally supervising the fueling.

 

isn't the Zuckerberg network - high altitude balloon based?

the people of africa will just have to learn to talk to each other on the bus instead of doing facebook on their telephones.

 

I thought North Korea was flavour of the month for blaming.

3 hours ago, lungbing said:

I thought North Korea was flavour of the month for blaming.

 

Thought it was China? 

    Nearly 50 years on from the Apollo 11 moon-landing and I wonder how young intelligent people

back in the day imagined the future might've unfolded half a century hence...

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Sorry to see this happen , The Facebook WiFi would have been a good start  ,  I am sure they have more  satellites to try the next time , 

 

as far as Space X , well NASA decided to get out of that game. so we better hope Space X and other USA makers can get it together , 

 

Right now we are really hoping that Russia still wants to play with us , 

 

Space X has really put a lot of $$$$$ in our local economy ,  I wish they had a more direct tie in with Tesla so I could go over to their place and maybe see some of  the test  "Teslas" driving around the area.

 

 

On 2/9/2559 at 6:35 AM, ClutchClark said:

This is a serious setback to my hope of seeing the Red Planet before I die.

Well sign up with them for the next flight and you might see that sooner than you expect. 

 

I mean to die, and not to see the Red Planet sooner.