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 on Friday during a test flight at their ,  . There were no injuries. According to a witness, "there is a big grass fire from falling debris." John Taylor, a SpaceX spokesman, said that "[d]uring the flight, an anomaly was detected in the vehicle and the flight termination system automatically terminated the mission." SpaceX has said that more information will be forthcoming once they've analyzed the flight data. 
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." John Taylor, a SpaceX spokesman, said that "[d]uring the flight, an anomaly was detected in the vehicle and the flight termination system automatically terminated the mission." SpaceX has said that more information will be forthcoming once they've analyzed the flight data. Sister links
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