This story was updated at 12:37 a.m.
A massive explosion erupted at a SpaceX launch pad Thursday during a routine rocket test for a planned launch of a communications satellite.
There were no injuries, but the rocket and the satellite onboard were destroyed, SpaceX said in a statement.
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