Twitter Facebook LinkedIn Flipboard 0 It was a scary moment in Cape Canaveral, Florida, yesterday morning when, shortly after 9 a.m., an explosion occurred at a SpaceX launch site — Launch Complex 40, according to NASA — during a routine rocket test. The test was happening ahead of a planned launch from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, which is next to the Kennedy Space Center, this upcoming Saturday, September 3. The AP reports that SpaceX had been leasing the pad from the Air Force for its Falcon launches, and that the California-based operation, which is headed up by Elon Musk, had been working to catch up on a backlog that grew following a June 2015 launch accident. John Taylor, a spokesman for SpaceX, was still working to gather information and did not provide any further comment on the incident to the AP. The unmanned rocket involved in the crash was supposed to be shipping supplies to an Israeli communications satellite this weekend. Several sounds of explosions were reported. As of now, there are no reports of injuries, but the scene was being monitored for toxic fumes and other harmful side effects of the blast. Source: Yahoo/AP Image Source (Elon Musk at SpaceX Control Center): By Emily Shanklin at SpaceX [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons Twitter Tweet Facebook Share Email This article was written for Business 2 Community by Jay Leonard.Learn how to publish your content on B2C Author: Jay Leonard Jay is a UK-based cryptocurrency expert, specialising in fundamental analysis and medium to long term investments. Jay has a great deal of hands-on experience in analysing financial markets and performing technical analysis. Jay is currently focusing on the institutional adoption of cryptocurrency and what it means for the future of … View full profile ›More by this author:Marvin Inu Trending on Twitter – Is Tamadoge Next to Pump?Hashed VC Reveals it Lost $3 billion worth of Luna in CrashDROP Crypto Token Scam – Operators Nailed and Jailed