A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket exploded yesterday at its launch pad in Florida, during a routine test. The images of the explosion in which a satellite of Facebook that would provide Internet to ruales areas of Africa, are shocking. The images show how seemingly everything is under control and suddenly a huge explosion.
The explosion at Cape Canaveral (Florida, southeastern United States) no injuries but destroyed the Falcon 9 rocket and satellite Amos-6 communications Israeli company Spacecom.
“the loss of the vehicle Falcon (occurred) during the filling operation of the engine. it originated near the upper stage oxygen tank. the cause is still unknown,” wrote Elon Musk, owner of the company, in a tweet.
the dramatic video of ABC News shows the explosion of the rocket in a huge fireball, then a series of explosions and finally a thick column of smoke covering the sky from Cape Canaveral with a black cloud.
SpaceX auditioning to launch on Saturday Amos-6 satellite from the station Canaveral Air Force Cabo (CCAFS, in English), near the Kennedy Space center in central Florida.
“in the preparations for the (test) static fire there was an anomaly in the platform that resulted in the loss of your vehicle and its cargo,” said Phil Larson, spokesman for SpaceX. “The platform was evacuated and no injuries,” said
. The director of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, was upset by the loss of the satellite, which had been hired to provide coverage Internet Sub-Saharan Africa and other remote regions of the world as part of the internet.org initiative.
“While I’m here in Africa, I am deeply disappointed to hear that the failure to launch SpaceX destroyed our satellite” he wrote on his Facebook page. The Amos-6 “would provide connectivity to many business people and all people throughout the continent.”
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