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Unmanned NASA rocket explodes

(CNN) -- An unmanned NASA rocket exploded early Tuesday evening.

According to NASA, the Orbital Sciences Corp.'s Antares rocket and Cygnus cargo spacecraft were set to launch at 6:22 p.m. ET. It was set to carry some 5,000 pounds of supplies and experiments to the International Space Station.

"There was failure on launch," NASA spokesman Jay Bolden said. "There was no indicated loss of life."

Bolden added, "There was significant property and vehicle damage. Mission control is trying to assess what went wrong."
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I just heard that. This type of explosion at launch doesn't happen often. How critical were these supplies and how soon can they try to get them up there again?
 
I went out last evening and didn't see it, came back in and saw thar a sailboat had stopped the launch.
Went back out this evening and looked and looked and didn't see it, though the clouds were a bit heavy.
Come back in to see that it exploded, 6 seconds after takeoff. Sad :(
 
Daily Mail, with pictures and video...

BREAKING NEWS: NASA cargo rocket EXPLODES on delayed launch to ISS in $1.9billion Antares project

⁍ Orbital Sciences Antares rocket was due to take off from Wallops Island, Virginia, at 6.22pm
⁍ Accident occurred 6 seconds after liftoff
⁍ No casualties - and damage limited to Wallops launchpad
⁍ Team said there appeared to be 'no issues' before launch
⁍ Launch is part of $1.9bn private contract to launch cargo to space station
⁍ Flight would have been visible from Massachusetts all the way to South Carolina
⁍ Last night's attempt abandoned with seconds to go after a sailboat entered a 'hazard zone' area near the launch site
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[video=youtu;bx1CeHFeea0]http://youtu.be/bx1CeHFeea0[/video]
 
WALLOPS ISLAND, Va. -- An Orbital Sciences Antares rocket carrying an unmanned cargo craft bound for the International Space Station exploded into flames Tuesday evening moments after launch at NASA's Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport in Wallops Island, Virginia.

The countdown had seemed routine and the rocket lifted off as scheduled, but then burst into a fireball seconds later. The debris crashed down on the launching pad, spreading fiery wreckage around the area.


NASA said all personnel are accounted for and no one was injured.

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/orbital-sciences-rocket-explodes-moments-after-launch/
 
This is going to come up sooner or later.............................was it sabotaged?
 
I was watching the liftoff on NASA TV channel and it looked very breezy at the launch pad. The launch announcer was calling for the insurance guy soon after explosion and later telling all personel to be careful of what you say and to whom.
 
LaLaw2000 said:
This is going to come up sooner or later.............................was it sabotaged?
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No, most likely a systems failure.There is such high security and procedures for launch.


8:30 press conference on NASA TV
edit - Press conference is now at 9 pm eastern
 
That's quite a video! The announcers were speechless for quite some time!
 
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