The 45th Space Wing, the US Air Force unit that commands the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, is responding to the explosion. "There are no known casualties. There's no threat to public safety and our emergency management teams are on site responding," Bryan Bryan Purtell, a representative for the 45th Space Wing, told The Verge. The unit will provide more updates soon.
It's possible that the Amos 6 satellite was not harmed during the explosion. The satellites aren't always loaded on top of the Falcon 9s during a static fire. But right now, the fate of the Amos 6 is unclear.
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To: PrairieDawg; seekthetruth; Wilhelm Tell; BlueYonder; thingumbob; amzgirl; 75thOVI; Ravenstar; ...
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2 posted on
09/01/2016 7:11:14 AM PDT by
NonValueAdded
(#NeverTrumpers: "commercial self-interest masquerading as ideological purity")
To: NonValueAdded
3 posted on
09/01/2016 7:13:37 AM PDT by
NonValueAdded
(#NeverTrumpers: "commercial self-interest masquerading as ideological purity")
To: NonValueAdded
[Caption: Sent via the News 13 app: Large plume of smoke over Cape Canaveral Air Force Station after an explosion was reported. There is no threat to the public, reports the Brevard EOC. (Rick, viewer)]
4 posted on
09/01/2016 7:15:28 AM PDT by
NonValueAdded
(#NeverTrumpers: "commercial self-interest masquerading as ideological purity")
To: NonValueAdded
Woe to you who are complacent in Zion,
and to you who feel secure on Mount Samaria,
you notable men of the foremost nation,
to whom the people of Israel come!
5 posted on
09/01/2016 7:16:02 AM PDT by
BenLurkin
(The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
To: NonValueAdded
I think a lot of people are surprised we don't see this happen more often. Especially when rocket fuel is HIGHLY explosive (as the Russians found out when their N1 rocket crashed back onto the launchpad and blew up with the force of an atomic artillery shell).
7 posted on
09/01/2016 7:22:05 AM PDT by
RayChuang88
(FairTax: America's economic cure)
To: NonValueAdded
New13 reports payload lost too
8 posted on
09/01/2016 7:24:33 AM PDT by
NonValueAdded
(#NeverTrumpers: "commercial self-interest masquerading as ideological purity")
To: NonValueAdded
Just goes to show you that there is nothing routine about space flight.
9 posted on
09/01/2016 7:24:52 AM PDT by
Blood of Tyrants
(Only idiot liberals believe that disarming the sheep makes them safe from the wolves.)
To: NonValueAdded
Sorry to hear of this.
Now that’s what I call ironing the kinks out...
12 posted on
09/01/2016 7:30:26 AM PDT by
DoughtyOne
(He wins & we do, our nation does, the world does. It's morning in America again. You are living it!)
To: NonValueAdded
[ SpaceX was getting the Falcon 9 ready to launch the Amos 6 satellite, a communications probe for the
Israeli satellite operator Spacecom. ]
Maybe it was the Mooselim outreach program NASA Touts...
15 posted on
09/01/2016 7:32:22 AM PDT by
GraceG
(Only a fool works hard in an environment where hard work is not appreciated...)
To: NonValueAdded
"Falcon 9 is a two-stage rocket designed and manufactured by SpaceX for the reliable and safe transport of satellites and the Dragon spacecraft into orbit. As the first rocket completely developed in the 21st century, Falcon 9 was designed from the ground up for maximum reliability. "
To: NonValueAdded
Is it just my impression or does Space X stuff frequently malfunction? Seems like they've had lots of problems with their rockets in the past.
To: NonValueAdded
Since it was to carry and Israeli Sat maybe obummer ordered it destroyed. Looking at his current and past behavior that isn’t unreasonable:-)
22 posted on
09/01/2016 7:44:56 AM PDT by
Harpotoo
To: NonValueAdded
Guess it didn’t want to put Facebook’s satellite into orbit.
24 posted on
09/01/2016 7:46:10 AM PDT by
SkyDancer
("They Say That Nobody's Perfect But Yet Here I Am")
To: NonValueAdded
The government hates competition, thieves and entrepreneurs beware!
25 posted on
09/01/2016 7:47:29 AM PDT by
kublia khan
(Absolute war brings total victory)
To: Jeremiah Jr; amorphous
SpaceX was getting the Falcon 9 ready to launch the Amos 6 ... Amos 6
1. Woe to those who are at ease in Zion, and to those who trust in the mountain of Samaria, who are named chief of the nations, to whom the house of Israel come:
to whom the house of Israel come
House of Israel, not the House of Judah. Important details.
27 posted on
09/01/2016 7:51:30 AM PDT by
Ezekiel
(All who mourn the destruction of America merit the celebration of her rebirth.)
To: NonValueAdded
Seriously, though ... I hope no one was hurt and that they can get back to the drawing board and try again.
30 posted on
09/01/2016 7:54:24 AM PDT by
al_c
(Obama's standing in the world has fallen so much that Kenya now claims he was born in America.)
To: NonValueAdded
Press release says the payload was lost.
34 posted on
09/01/2016 8:06:25 AM PDT by
TalonDJ
To: NonValueAdded
Amos 6, so this was NOT the reused booster they are going to launch soon. That was a different customer.
35 posted on
09/01/2016 8:07:24 AM PDT by
TalonDJ
To: NonValueAdded
The satellite was to provide internet service to Sub Saharan Africa? Wouldn't they need electricity over there first?
To: NonValueAdded
His cars catch fire and his rockets explode... Looks like the shine of Elon Musk’s dreams, is starting to tarnish with each passing day. I think it’s just a matter of time before he’s exposed as being a fraudster and crook. He’ll likely be conveniently out of the country when the police come a knocking.
41 posted on
09/01/2016 8:52:27 AM PDT by
jerod
(Pro-Abortion Gun Control Freaks & Environmental Nuts who hated Capitalism? The Nazi's)
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