A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket exploded on the launch pad during a test fire Thursday morning:
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Here's a closer look at the Falcon 9 rocket from Elon Musk's private space company.
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The Falcon 9 is a 230-foot-tall rocket.
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Its inaugural test flight was in 2010. Falcon 9 has since launched 19 times.
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Falcon 9, as the number suggests, is a later generation of SpaceX's original Falcon 1 rocket.
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