The crashed rocket is a prototype test unit of a first-stage booster for , a reusable version of SpaceX's Falcon 9 v1.1 launch vehicle. Pictured is the first flight of Falcon 9 v1 .1, which launched Canada's spacecraft into a polar orbit in September 2013. 's self-destructed yesterday during a test flight at their , test facility. There were no injuries. According to a witness, "there is a big grass fire from falling debris."
The crashed rocket is a test unit for a reusable version of SpaceX's Falcon 9 v1.1 launch vehicle. Pictured is the first flight of the V1 .1, which launched Canada's spacecraft into a polar orbit in September 2013. 's self-destructed yesterday during a test flight at their , test facility. There were no injuries. According to a witness, "there is a big grass fire from falling debris."
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