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, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday September 01 2016, @10:07PM
They simply want u to believe it exploded and was destroyed. Its up there already.
(Score: 2) by takyon on Thursday September 01 2016, @10:12PM
Sheeeeeeeit. They're a full member of the military industrial complex now.
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