SpaceX Falcon 9th explosive video: smoke, flame sky-SpaceX rocket-IT information

On September 3, 9:07 A.M. local time on September 1, SpaceX's Falcon, 9th is United States at air force base in Cape Canaveral, Florida, by routine pre-launch ignition testing, suddenly exploded. The accident was filmed by witnesses, a few km away.

It is reported that SpaceX Falcon 9th executive tasks of the secondary is for Facebook launched the first Internet satellite Amos-6,Facebook hope this satellite for providing Internet access services in parts of Africa. The satellite is part of Israel's Space-Communications Company, Facebook is also involved in research and development.

As for the cause of the blast, SpaceX claimed may be a failure on the rocket's oxygen tanks, pending the results of a formal investigation, however, all this is just speculation.

Fortunately, the explosion caused no casualties.

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SpaceX猎鹰9号火箭爆炸视频：浓烟起，火光漫天 - SpaceX,火箭 - IT资讯

9月3日消息，当地时间 9月1日上午9时07分，SpaceX公司的猎鹰9号火箭正在美国佛罗里达州卡纳维拉尔角空军基地进行发射前的常规点火测试时，突然发生爆炸。这一事故被几公里外的目击者拍摄下来。

据悉，SpaceX猎鹰9号火箭本次要执行的任务是为Facebook发射首颗互联网卫星Amos-6，Facebook希望通过这颗卫星为非洲部分地区提供互联网接入服务。这枚卫星隶属于以色列的Space-Communications公司，而Facebook也同样参与了研发。

至于爆炸原因，SpaceX宣称可能是火箭的氧气罐出现了故障，不过在正式调查结果公布之前，这一切还只是猜测。

所幸，这次爆炸没有造成人员伤亡。

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