Tuesday 28 October 2014

Rocket Headed for Space Station Explodes After Liftoff

Rocket Headed for Space Station Explodes After Liftoff

[HTML1] An unmanned Antares rocket carrying cargo to the International Space Station exploded just seconds after taking off this evening. The rocket, which launched from the NASA Wallops Flight Facility on Wallops Island, Virginia at 6:22 pm ET, was operated by the Orbital Sciences Corporation. The cause of the “catastrophic anomaly” is not clear, and […]


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from WIRED » Science http://feeds.wired.com/c/35185/f/661470/s/3fed78b1/sc/32/l/0L0Swired0N0C20A140C10A0Cantares0Erocket0Eexplosion0C/story01.htm

via Science News

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