SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket explodes shortly after launch (14 images)

The SpacEx Falcon 9 rocket launches at 10:21 AM from Complex 40 at at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida on June 28, 2015. The vehicle exploded at approximately one minute and nineteen seconds as it soared to the International Space Station. The Dragon spacecraft was carrying approximately 4000 pounds of provisions. Photo by Joe Marino-Bill Cantrell/UPI

The SpacEx Falcon 9 rocket launches at 10:21 AM from Complex 40 at at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida on June 28, 2015. The vehicle exploded at approximately one minute and nineteen seconds as it soared to the International Space Station. The Dragon spacecraft was carrying approximately 4000 pounds of provisions. Photo by Joe Marino-Bill Cantrell/UPI

The SpacEx Falcon 9 rocket explodes shortly after liftoff at 10:21 AM from Complex 40 at at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida on June 28, 2015. Photo by Joe Marno - Bill Cantrell/UPI

The SpacEx Falcon 9 rocket explodes shortly after liftoff at 10:21 AM from Complex 40 at at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida on June 28, 2015. The objective of the launch was to send supplies to the International Space Station. Photo by Joe Marno-Bill Cantrell/UPI