A SpaceX rocket just exploded after liftoff
The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket exploded just two minutes after liftoff from Cape Canaveral on Sunday, The Verge reports. No humans were onboard the rocket, which was set to deliver 4,000 pounds of cargo to the International Space Station.
Video of the @SpaceX CRS-7 explosion moments ago.A video posted by @airlineflyer on Jun 28, 2015 at 7:26am PDT
The astronauts are currently stocked through October, and Russia's space agency has a resupply mission scheduled for July 3.
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