Tokyo Rose 1,475 Posted September 1, 2016 Share Posted September 1, 2016 SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and its commercial satellite payload were destroyed by an explosion at their launch pad in Florida early Thursday (Sept. 1) during a typically routine test. The explosion occurred at 9:07 a.m. EDT (1307 GMT), as SpaceX was preparing to launch the Amos 6 communications satellite for the Israeli company Spacecom from a pad at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. At the time, SpaceX was preparing for a static fire engine test on the Falcon 9. Such tests, which typically precede each SpaceX launch, involve firing the Falcon 9 rocket's first stage engines while the booster remains secured to the launch pad. "SpaceX can confirm that in preparation for today's static fire, there was an anomaly on the pad resulting in the loss of the vehicle and its payload," SpaceX representatives wrote in a statement. "Per standard procedure, the pad was clear and there were no injuries." [SpaceX's Falcon 9 Rocket Explained] Full article Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LePetitGAGABLover 21,234 Posted September 1, 2016 Share Posted September 1, 2016 Giving me Virgin Galatic teas Hopefully everyone is Ok Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
estxkid 872 Posted September 1, 2016 Share Posted September 1, 2016 Poor Facebook and its satellite Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
estxkid 872 Posted September 1, 2016 Share Posted September 1, 2016 4 minutes ago, LePetitMonstr said: Giving me Virgin Galatic teas Hopefully everyone is Ok Yes, the pad was clear, no one's hurt Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loyalty 3,904 Posted September 1, 2016 Share Posted September 1, 2016 7 minutes ago, LePetitMonstr said: Giving me Virgin Galatic teas People died in that you know Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronk 14,930 Posted September 1, 2016 Share Posted September 1, 2016 I'm just glad Gaga didn't go up in space. I live outside the space time continuum. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LePetitGAGABLover 21,234 Posted September 1, 2016 Share Posted September 1, 2016 3 minutes ago, Loyalty said: People died in that you know yeah, i know. whats your point? i wasnt trying to be funny. it really did remind me of that accident Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loyalty 3,904 Posted September 1, 2016 Share Posted September 1, 2016 18 minutes ago, LePetitMonstr said: yeah, i know. whats your point? i wasnt trying to be funny. it really did remind me of that accident My point is that it how it came out sounded like you were trying to make a joke out of it: "giving me virgin Galactic teas"... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tokyo Rose 1,475 Posted September 2, 2016 Author Share Posted September 2, 2016 Close up footage of the huge explosion has emerged. It doesn't seem like we've made much progress with space technology in the last few decades. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Ryry 3,367 Posted September 2, 2016 Share Posted September 2, 2016 20 hours ago, LePetitMonstr said: yeah, i know. whats your point? i wasnt trying to be funny. it really did remind me of that accident Ignore ha, idk why they felt the need to say that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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