(NBC News) Alyssa Newcomb and Ben Popken - A SpaceX rocket exploded on the launchpad Thursday in Cape Canaveral, Florida, destroying the rocket and the Israeli communications satellite it had been set to carry into orbit this Saturday. The launchpad was clear and there were no injuries, SpaceX spokesman Phil Larson said. SpaceX was conducting a static fire test of the rocket's engines as it does before every launch.
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