SpaceX rocket explodes on launch pad

Published September 1, 2016 2:14pm ET



SpaceX was set to do a static test-fire of a recycled rocket Thursday morning when the rocket exploded, the company confirmed.

The unmanned rocket, which was already launched and landed on April 8, is part of a 229-foot-tall Falcon 9 rocket set to carry the SES-10 satellite into orbit on Saturday. That launch was set with a two-hour window expected to open at 3 a.m.

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