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.
(Score: -1, Flamebait) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday September 01 2016, @11:21PM
Coincidence detected.
"SpaceX was getting the Falcon 9 ready to launch the Amos 6 satellite, a communications probe for the (((Israeli))) satellite operator (((Spacecom))). The satellite was meant to provide internet to parts of Sub-Saharan Africa as part of (((Facebook)))'s (((Internet.org))) initiative, and the social media company partnered with Eutelsat to lease the satellite from (((Spacecom)))."