Watch A Video Of Today's SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket Explosion

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket explodedin flames at Cape Canaveral Thursday morning during a pre-launch test. No one was hurt in the blast.Video of the incident obtained by USLaunchReport shows a small ignition near the top of vehicle that quickly spreads, ultimately exploding.SpaceX CEO Elon Musk tweeted afterward that the cause is unknown, though it originated during the propellant fill operation around the upper stage oxygen tank.Loss of Falcon vehicle today during propellant fill operation. Originated around upper stage oxygen tank. Cause still unknown. More soon. Elon Musk (@elonmusk) September 1, 2016 A second view of the area just after the explosion shows a large plume of smoke rising from the launchpad:function onPlayerReadyVidible(e){'undefined'!=typeof HPTrack&&HPTrack.Vid.Vidible_track(e)}!function(e,i){if(e.vdb_Player){if('object'==typeof commercial_video){var a='',o='m.fwsitesection='+commercial_video.site_and_category;if(a+=o,commercial_video['package']){var c='&m.fwkeyvalues=sponsorship%3D'+commercial_video['package'];a+=c}e.setAttribute('vdb_params',a)}i(e.vdb_Player)}else{var t=arguments.callee;setTimeout(function(){t(e,i)},0)}}(document.getElementById('vidible_1'),onPlayerReadyVidible); The company elaborated on Musks understanding of the incident in a further tweet, adding that all personnel were clear of the pad and there were no injuries.Update on this morning's anomaly pic.twitter.com/1ogCMPCY44 SpaceX (@SpaceX) September 1, 2016 SpaceX did not immediately respond to a request for comment from The Huffington Post. -- This feed and its contents are the property of The Huffington Post, and use is subject to our terms. It may be used for personal consumption, but may not be distributed on a website.
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