SpaceX knocks down claim that Falcon 9 rocket exploded in orbit

Tuesday, October 1, 2013 - 14:00 in Astronomy & Space

The SpaceX launch company and its billionaire founder, Elon Musk, on Tuesday smacked down suggestions that the upper stage of its upgraded Falcon 9 rocket exploded after putting a half-dozen satellites in orbit."There was definitely no explosion of any kind." Musk told NBC News in an email.

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