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Washington (AFP) - A SpaceX rocket exploded in midair during a test flight, though no one was injured, as the company seeks to develop a spacecraft that can return to Earth and be used again. The rocket was a three-engine version of the F9R test vehicle ...
<p>A SpaceX F9R rocket exploded shortly after launching during a test flight in Texas, the company confirmed Friday. Three engine F9R Dev1 vehicle auto-terminated during test flight. No injuries or near injuries. Rockets are tricky … — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) August 23, 2014 KXXV-TV anchor Bruce Gietzen reported_there were no injuries. The rocket, which was […] </p><img alt="" border="0" src="http://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=venturebeat.com&blog=342986&post=1534742&subd=venturebeat&ref=&feed=1" width="1" height="1" /><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.venturebeat.com/c/34021/f/665469/s/3dc6b6dc/sc/21/__.gif' border='0'/><br clear='all'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/204366843340/u/79/f/665469/c/34021/s/3dc6b6dc/sc/21/rc/1/rc.htm" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/204366843340/u/79/f/665469/c/34021/s/3dc6b6dc/sc/21/rc/1/rc.img" border="0"/></a><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/204366843340/u/79/f/665469/c/34021/s/3dc6b6dc/sc/21/rc/2/rc.htm" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/204366843340/u/79/f/665469/c/34021/s/3dc6b6dc/sc/21/rc/2/rc.img" border="0"/></a><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/204366843340/u/79/f/665469/c/34021/s/3dc6b6dc/sc/21/rc/3/rc.htm" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/204366843340/u/79/f/665469/c/34021/s/3dc6b6dc/sc/21/rc/3/rc.img" border="0"/></a><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/204366843340/u/79/f/665469/c/34021/s/3dc6b6dc/sc/21/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/204366843340/u/79/f/665469/c/34021/s/3dc6b6dc/sc/21/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/204366843340/u/79/f/665469/c/34021/s/3dc6b6dc/sc/21/a2t.img" border="0"/>
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A Falcon 9 reusable (F9R) rocket designed and manufactured by Space Exploration Technologies Corporation, commonly known as SpaceX, exploded midair during a test flight soon after lift-off at the company's flight facility in McGregor, Texas. The incident ...
TEXAS — A rung on the long ladder to Mars broke Friday, when a rocket test in Texas ended in a midair ball of fire. Debris from the unmanned SpaceX Falcon 9 Reusable (F9R) rocket, which self-destructed less than 20 seconds after launch, rained down from ...
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SpaceX gave a dramatic demonstration on Friday of why spacecraft undergo such thorough testing. At its testing ground at McGregor, Texas, a SpaceX Falcon 9 Reusable Development Vehicle 1 (F9R Dev 1) exploded in midair during a test flight. Nearby residents saw the fireball and local television station KXXV caught the incident on video. Elon Musk tweeted that the vehicle "auto-terminated," but there were no injuries or near-injuries, and that “Rockets are tricky …”.. Continue Reading SpaceX booster explodes in test flight
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HOUSTON, Texas -- A SpaceX rocket exploded over Texas on Friday when its self-destruct system was triggered for unknown reasons. The incident occurred just after takeoff at the company's development facility located in McGregor. SpaceX's reusable Falcon 9 ...