SpaceX may have had a string of successes sending its Falcon 9 rockets into orbit with expensive payloads and then returning the booster stage to earth intact, but the company’s string of victories came up short this morning.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket exploded while sitting on its launchpad during a static test fire. The test was a routine

Source: Hot Hardware – SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket Explodes During Static Fire Test On Cape Canaveral Launch Pad