Breaking: Antares Rocket Explodes at Liftoff
Seconds after liftoff, Orbital Science’s Antares rocket exploded as it rose from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport at Wallops Island, Virginia. In video, the explosion appeared to come at the base of the rocket. The entire stack then fell back to the ground, with a second larger explosion.
According to NASA TV, there were no injuries reported at the launch site but there appears to be damage to the launch pad.
We’ll provide more information and updates as they become available. NASA and Orbital said they would be scheduling a news conference. Our Ken Kremer is on location at Wallops.
Photo of #Antares rocket exploding just after launch from @NASA_Wallops on Wallops Island, VA. Rocket unmanned. #nasa pic.twitter.com/3jMSYgp6mc
— Eduardo A. Encina (@EddieInTheYard) October 28, 2014
This is the first launch failure for NASA’s commercial space companies. Antares has had five successful launches. The launch was originally scheduled for Oct. 27 but was scrubbed when a boat entered restricted waters off the coast from the launch site.
The mission, was the third of eight Commercial Resupply Services missions that Orbital Sciences is under contract to NASA. The Cygnus capsule, named by Orbital the “SS Deke Slayton” after the late astronaut, was carrying 2,290 kilograms of cargo for the International Space Station.
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Elon Musk made sure that this poor rocket met it’s unfortunate fate.
Well I guess there goes the lithium shipment that was to be deployed in the atmosphere over the eastern US.
Now I’m going to have to get my fix other than going outside and just inhaling.