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posted by janrinok on Thursday September 01 2016, @01:55PM   Printer-friendly

The BBC are reporting an explosion at Kennedy Space Center in Florida, where SpaceX company was readying a rocket for launch.

The cause of the blast is not clear and it is not known if anyone was hurt. Nasa said SpaceX was test-firing a rocket which was due to take a satellite into space this weekend.

Pictures from the scene show a huge plume of smoke rising above the Cape Canaveral complex.

The force of the blast shook buildings several miles away.


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  • (Score: 2) by Snow on Thursday September 01 2016, @02:41PM

    by Snow (1601) on Thursday September 01 2016, @02:41PM (#396179) Journal

    I hope no one was hurt!

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  • (Score: 3, Informative) by iWantToKeepAnon on Thursday September 01 2016, @03:35PM

    by iWantToKeepAnon (686) on Thursday September 01 2016, @03:35PM (#396209) Homepage Journal
    No one was, thankfully. NASA protocol had no one in the area when the static firing test was to be performed.
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    • (Score: 1) by Francis on Thursday September 01 2016, @08:43PM

      by Francis (5544) on Thursday September 01 2016, @08:43PM (#396370)

      Right, this is specifically why nobody is allowed anywhere near a rocket during testing or launch who isn't intending to be launched into space.

      I do wonder a bit about how much of the equipment on the ground is going to have to be replaced in addition to the rocket and payload.