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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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TAPPING? You POLITICIANS! Don't you realize that the END of the "Wash
Cycle" is a TREASURED MOMENT for most people?!
(Score: 5, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday September 01 2016, @02:52PM
Witness the boom, bust cycle of private space exploration. Currently very much in the boom stage.
(Score: 3, Touché) by Scruffy Beard 2 on Thursday September 01 2016, @03:24PM
we need a "-1 horrible pun" mod. :P
(Score: 2, Disagree) by Subsentient on Thursday September 01 2016, @03:26PM
I like you. I too, like making jokes about tragedy. It's not because I don't care, it's because it makes me and others feel a little better. :^)
"It is no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society." -Jiddu Krishnamurti
(Score: 2) by bob_super on Thursday September 01 2016, @04:22PM
They're like a big bright flash of light when dealing with a shocking event.
(Score: 2) by edIII on Thursday September 01 2016, @09:46PM
You know, that's just not very nice at all. I would suggest you read something about tragedy by O.J Simpson, it was quite moving and pertinent to your shameful behavior sir.
You'll find it at ////\.com
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