The Falcon 9 rocket costs about $60 million, and Facebooks AMOS-6 cost about$200 million.
However, there were no injuries, SpaceX said in a statement.
Per standard procedures, the pad was clear and there were no injuries.
Eyewitnesses reported multiple explosions in the aftermath.
The rocket was set to launch on Saturday, September 3, 2016.
Its mission was to deliver an AMOS-6 communication satellite belonging to Facebook.
He had scheduled an Africa trip this week to coincide with the satellites launch.
On Friday, Zuckerberg met with Nigerias president Muhammadu Buhari and also visited Kenya.
source: www.techworm.net
