A SpaceX had one of its rockets explode on the launch pad in Cape Canaveral September 1, 2016 Tristan Van Iersel Startups SpaceX (Private:SPACE) had one of its rockets explode on the launch pad in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Incidentally, that rocket had with it the satellite that Facebook (NASDAQ:FB) was looking to deploy as part of its internet.org initiative. NewsSpaceX