CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — An explosion rocked a SpaceX launch site Thursday during a routine rocket test. SpaceX was conducting a test firing of its unmanned rocket when the blast occurred shortly after 9 a.m., according to NASA. There was no immediate word on any injuries; the launch pad usually is cleared before a test firing of a SpaceX Falcon rocket. SpaceX is one of two companies shipping supplies to the space station for NASA. Two NASA astronauts were conducting a spacewalk 250 miles up, outside the International Space Station, when the explosion occurred.

Source: National Post September 01, 2016 14:37 UTC