SpaceX launch live blog: Latest updates as Falcon 9 rocket set to explode
Elon Musk says dramatic abort test will see Falcon 9 rocket 'destroyed in Dragon fire'
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Your support makes all the difference.SpaceX has launched and exploded a 500-tonne rocket in mid-air as part of the last major safety test before sending astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS).
The In-Flight Abort Test saw the Falcon 9 rocket experience a planned "rapid, unscheduled disassembly" shortly after take-off.
The launch was originally planned for Saturday but was postponed until Sunday due to adverse weather conditions.
Sunday's launch was delayed three separate times but a six-hour launch window allowed it to eventually lift-off at 10.30am ET (3.30pm GMT).
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Everything so far going exactly as planned. Big cheers from SpaceX and Nasa engineers when Crew Dragon successfully separated.
More cheers now as the parachutes deploy.
Here's how the parachutes look from inside the Crew Dragon capsule.
Crew Dragon is below 500m altitude, and roughly 32km off-shore.
The Crew Dragon capsule splashes down safely and the recovery boat is already on its way.
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