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SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket explosion: news, updates, analysis
On Thursday, September 1st, one of SpaceX's Falcon 9 rockets exploded on the launch pad at Cape Canaveral, Florida. The incident occurred as SpaceX was preparing the vehicle for an upcoming launch, which would have sent the Israeli communications satellite Amos 6 into orbit. To see if the Falcon 9 was ready for the mission, the rocket was about to undergo a static fire test — in which the main engines are turned on while the vehicle is constrained. But as propellant was being loaded into the Falcon 9 for the test, an explosion occurred around the upper portion of the rocket. Follow along here for the latest news about the accident as SpaceX tries to figure out what went wrong.
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September 13, 2016
SpaceX hopes to return to flight by November, company's president claims
It's SpaceX's 'best hope' scenario
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September 3, 2016
SpaceX says it can continue launching Falcon 9 rockets from two other launch pads
But there are some caveats
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September 2, 2016
What’s next for Internet.org after yesterday’s SpaceX explosion?
The lost satellite will be hard to replace
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September 1, 2016
How the Falcon 9 explosion may change SpaceX's launch schedule
There's still a lot to figure out
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September 1, 2016
Today's SpaceX explosion is a major setback for Facebook's free internet ambitions
A $95 million deal is suddenly in danger
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September 1, 2016
SpaceX's Falcon 9 explodes on Florida launch pad during rocket test preparations
The rocket was supposed to launch later this weekend