An unmanned Falcon 9 rocket, transporting two tons of goods
for the International Space Station, blasted shortly after lifting off at
10.21am Eastern Time from Cape Canaveral. SpaceX tweeted "The vehicle
experienced an anomaly on ascent," The firm, which is owned by the
billionaire businessperson Elon Musk, said it was setting together an “anomaly
team” to conclude the cause of disaster.
The mid-sized Falcon 9 has experienced
only one partially unsuccessful launch in 2012, and in the past three years has
transported six shipments to the ISS under its $1.6 billion NASA contract.
Nasa's unmanned @SpaceX rocket explodes at start of #ISScargo supply mission pic.twitter.com/ZmJ6cNJE2Q
— BBC Breaking News (@BBCBreaking) June 28, 2015
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