Here's what you need to know about the SpaceX rocket that just exploded

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A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket exploded on the launch pad during a test fire Thursday morning:

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Smoke rises from a SpaceX launch site Thursday, Sept. 1, 2016, at Cape Canaveral, Fla. NASA said SpaceX was conducting a test firing of its unmanned rocket when a blast occurred.

Here's a closer look at the Falcon 9 rocket from Elon Musk's private space company.

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