This is the third time a Falcon rocket launch has failed. The first one happened in March of 2006. Yesterday's rocket was carrying the ashes of more than 200 people who paid to have their remains shot into space. They include astronaut Gordon Cooper and actor James Doohan, best known as Scotty from Star Trek.
The founder of Space X, Elon Musk, posted a notice on the company's web site about the accident and future projects. Read the memo here.
