The SpaceX explosion could throw off the company's big 2016 plans
 

The SpaceX explosion could throw off the company's big 2016 plans
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A SpaceX rocket exploded before a test in Cape Canaveral, Florida on Thursday, potentially throwing the company's ambitious launch plans into uncertainty.

It remains to be seen whether the explosion was triggered by a problem onboard the rocket or something else. Regardless of the cause, though, the incident could deal a major blow to SpaceX's ambitious launch schedule.

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The Falcon 9 rocket was expected to loft the Israeli-built Amos-6 satellite to orbit on Saturday after the static test. However, both the rocket and the satellite were destroyed in the explosion, which occurred during fuel loading, according to SpaceX.* Read more...

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