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: 2) by tangomargarine on Thursday September 01 2016, @02:02PM
News so hot we didn't have time to put punctuation on the end of the sentence!
"Is that really true?" "I just spent the last hour telling you to think for yourself! Didn't you hear anything I said?"
(Score: 2) by janrinok on Thursday September 01 2016, @02:25PM
It's a fair cop...
I am not interested in knowing who people are or where they live. My interest starts and stops at our servers.
(Score: 2) by takyon on Thursday September 01 2016, @06:37PM
The news is so hot the Musky troll didn't have time to get first post.
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(Score: 2, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday September 01 2016, @09:29PM
Wonky, the jig is up. You logged into the wrong account to make your useless OCD nitpick. The tango account is now burned as known wonkey_monkey sockpuppet.