SpaceX launch ends in failure, Falcon 9 rocket breaks apart
28 Jun 2015 8:59 PM IST28 Jun 2015 8:59 PM IST
SpaceX launch ends in failure, Falcon 9 rocket breaks apart
The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft stood ready for launch at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Cape Canaveral, Florida, on June 28, 2015- Space X Falcon 9 rocket could be seen exploding and small pieces tumbling back towards Earth
- The Dragon cargo ship was carrying 4,000 pounds (1,800 kilograms) of gear to the space station, including a large parking space, known as an International Docking Adaptor
- The disaster was the first of its kind for the California-based company headed by Internet entrepreneur Elon Musk, who has led a series of successful launches even as competitor Orbital Sciences lost one of its rockets in an explosion in October,
- The capsule blasted off at 10:21 am (1421 GMT) from Cape Canaveral, Florida, atop the Falcon 9 rocket
- The rocket carrying supplies to the International Space Station broke apart shortly after liftoff
The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft stood ready for launch at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Cape Canaveral, Florida, on June 28, 2015
SpaceX launch ends in failure, Falcon 9 rocket breaks apart
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