This has been denied by SpaceX "SpaceX says no, the Air Force did not destroy one of its rockets in the Atlantic Ocean" “While the Falcon 9 first stage for th

This has been denied by SpaceX "SpaceX says no, the Air Force did not destroy one of its rockets in the Atlantic Ocean" “While the Falcon 9 first stage for the GovSat-1 mission was expendable, it initially survived splashdown in the Atlantic Ocean. However, the stage broke apart before we could complete an unplanned recovery effort for this mission. Reports that the Air Force was involved in SpaceX's recovery efforts are categorically false,” wrote SpaceX communications director John Taylor in an email. The statement does not specify how the rocket broke apart or whether it was intentional. But AmericaSpace, citing anonymous sources, now claims, “the Air Force was, instead, initially considered to take care of the job, but a commercial company of demolition specialists was eventually hired to safely destroy the hazardous booster.” http://www.sacbee.com/news/business/technology/article199527789.html http://www.sacbee.com/news/business/technology/article199527...