Photo of the explosion at the SpaceX launch site at Cape Canaveral this morning. We will provide updates as they become available." Roadblocks will be set up in and around CCAFS, so we ask that you avoid the entrance to the Air Force Station until further notice.
An additional statement from the unit asked the public to avoid the area: "CCAFS Emergency Management is providing the initial on-scene response. There's no threat to public safety, and our emergency management teams are on site responding," Bryan Purtell, a representative for the 45th Space Wing, told The Verge. The 45th Space Wing, the US Air Force unit that commands the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (CCAFS), is responding to the explosion. This time around, it seems that something caused an explosion on the launch pad just before that test got underway. It's a routine procedure the company has done many times before. Before all launches, SpaceX conducts a static fire test, in which the rocket's engines are turned on while the vehicle is constrained.
The mission was scheduled for 3AM ET Saturday. "We are disappointed by the loss," a Facebook representative said when reached for comment by The Verge, "but remain committed to our mission of connecting people to the Internet around the world." In 2012, Spacecom purchased Amos 6 from satellite manufacturer Israel Aerospace Industries, in a deal worth an estimated $195 million. The satellite was meant to provide internet to parts of sub-Saharan Africa as part of Facebook's initiative, and the social media company partnered with Eutelsat to lease the satellite from Spacecom. SpaceX was getting the Falcon 9 ready to launch the Amos 6 satellite, a communications probe for the Israeli satellite operator Spacecom. Video of the event confirms the explosion started toward the top of the vehicle. Something happened while propellant was being loaded into the Falcon 9, but it's still unclear if the rocket is to blame or if it was a problem with the launch pad equipment. Later, the company clarified that the problem originated around the oxygen tank of the Falcon 9's upper stage - the top portion of the vehicle. Initially SpaceX said the explosion was caused by an "an anomaly on the pad," which resulted in the vehicle's loss. The company confirmed to The Verge the loss of the Falcon 9 an hour later. The explosion occurred during the preparation for the static fire test of the rocket's engines, and no one was injured, according to SpaceX. The blast reportedly shook buildings "several miles away." SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket, meant to launch a satellite this weekend, exploded on the launch pad at Cape Canaveral, Florida around 9:07AM ET. Follow us on Twitter (opens in new tab) or on Facebook (opens in new tab). Follow him on Twitter (opens in new tab). Mike Wall is the author of " Out There (opens in new tab) " (Grand Central Publishing, 2018 illustrated by Karl Tate), a book about the search for alien life. EDT (0609 GMT) with news of satellite deployment. EDT (0500 GMT) on March 19 with news of the successful launch and rocket landing, then again at 2:09 a.m. SpaceX wants it to get much bigger, in fact: The company has permission to launch 12,000 Starlink satellites, and it has applied for approval from an international regulator to launch 30,000 more on top of that.Įditor's note: This story was updated at 1 a.m. The Starlink network isn't done growing, as Saturday morning's launch shows. SpaceX has sent Starlink terminals and other hardware to the war-torn nation, a move that has been applauded by grateful Ukrainian government officials (opens in new tab). The broadband constellation is providing service to customers around the world, including in Ukraine, whose communications infrastructure has been damaged by invading Russian forces. SpaceX's Starlink broadband satellites could be used for GPS navigation SpaceX's Starlink internet satellites forced to dodge Russian anti-satellite test debris
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