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(14,910 posts) Tue Oct 28, 2014, 06:41 PM Oct 2014

Breaking: Unmanned rocket explodes on launch [View all]

Source: CNN

Developing.

Update:

(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.

Read more: CNN.com

Will update as information becomes available...

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Breaking: Unmanned rocket explodes on launch [View all] Earth_First Oct 2014 OP

Rocket and Supplies for International Space Station blew up - NASA live streaming: marzipanni Oct 2014 #1

Six seconds after liftoff. herding cats Oct 2014 #2

I was just outside trying to watch the launch Blue_Tires Oct 2014 #3

Same here. Last night a NASA representative was at our watch sight. Raine1967 Oct 2014 #8

Damn. Totally forgot about the launch tonight. bigwillq Oct 2014 #4

Me, too. Classified "crypt equipment on board"..... What would that be? Fred Sanders Oct 2014 #11

Typical ITAR language, IMO. joshcryer Oct 2014 #17

This was Orbital Sciences' first commercial payload? Trajan Oct 2014 #5

Not the first launch of antares/cygnus Neurotica Oct 2014 #18

Hey ... one out of three ain't bad, right? Trajan Oct 2014 #33

OSC has been in the space business for years. But this isn't their first launch failure. MH1 Oct 2014 #69

Understood ... I've actually worked with them before Trajan Oct 2014 #71

NOT a NASA rocket. It was Orbital Sciences Corp. rocket. longship Oct 2014 #6

this was orb-3 resupply ga_girl Oct 2014 #30

The privatization of space exploration just literally blew up in our faces. nt Ykcutnek Oct 2014 #7

So there has never been a launch failure before...? Neurotica Oct 2014 #19

It's the privatization thing some of us wish would blow up. Prefer this be done by the jtuck004 Oct 2014 #36

To be fair... BlueEye Oct 2014 #38

" Doesn't matter if we're talking about " < Actually, it does. Because those deaths and failures jtuck004 Oct 2014 #64

The astronauts who will ride to the ISS on privately built rockets BlueEye Oct 2014 #66

No, and fuck no. They are contracting to, selling their services. Street corner or governement jtuck004 Oct 2014 #67

Your argument makes no sense whatsoever. You clearly know very little about the CCDev program... BlueEye Oct 2014 #70

In general, I'm not a big fan of privatization of government functions, but the commercialization of Neurotica Oct 2014 #39

"it's creating a lot of jobs." < so did slavery. That's a sad excuse for privatization, something. jtuck004 Oct 2014 #65

Thank you for sharing that. BlueEye Oct 2014 #72

That's nice to hear Neurotica Oct 2014 #74

Yes, I have mixed emotions, too. MADem Oct 2014 #50

And any review of what went wrong... Orsino Oct 2014 #57

Not true. We will know the findings of the Failure Review Board Neurotica Oct 2014 #77

Outsourcing, really. joshcryer Oct 2014 #25

The last report I read, said the Russia rockets were better then US Rockets happyslug Oct 2014 #37

The NK-33s were last built in the 70s. joshcryer Oct 2014 #45

As A Child RobinA Oct 2014 #51

NASA has had their share of spectacular failures. GGJohn Oct 2014 #31

Saw a few unmanned NASA launches blow up in California LeftInTX Oct 2014 #48

Contrary to popular belief, kentauros Oct 2014 #54

VIDEO: NASA rocket bound for International Space Station explodes after launch muriel_volestrangler Oct 2014 #9

Ooooooooooh ahhhhhhhhhhhhh Hassin Bin Sober Oct 2014 #15

That blowed up real good n/t tom_kelly Oct 2014 #16

Looks like a lot of debris shot out. I hope no one was injured. C Moon Oct 2014 #20

Wow, these rockets still explode in mid air... Helen Borg Oct 2014 #10

Still? Accidents happen, parts fail. Thor_MN Oct 2014 #13

I expect cheap, mass produced devices to fail Helen Borg Oct 2014 #46

One can not plan for every failure Thor_MN Oct 2014 #52

If I were in charge, there would be no failures. Haha! Helen Borg Oct 2014 #56

I belive there may be some openings at the company once they figure out what went wrong Thor_MN Oct 2014 #58

I already have a technology job... I may, otherwise... Helen Borg Oct 2014 #63

I'm sure you have never had anything not work perfectly at your job Thor_MN Oct 2014 #68

Haha! Yeah, mistakes that don't cause expensive rockets to blow up are ok. Helen Borg Oct 2014 #73

That doesn't even make sense. Thor_MN Oct 2014 #75

You are free to make whatever assumptions you like, obviously. Helen Borg Oct 2014 #76

Already have figured out that you don't know much about technology Thor_MN Oct 2014 #78

Wow, we still have product recalls? dballance Oct 2014 #21

Orbital Sciences links marzipanni Oct 2014 #12

List of lost cargo: Blue_Tires Oct 2014 #14

damn. progressoid Oct 2014 #35

They're going to blame Obama..bet on it.... KinMd Oct 2014 #22

I saw this tongue in cheek comment over on Gawker. gvstn Oct 2014 #29

Hahaha... BlueEye Oct 2014 #40

Former astronaurt Mark Kelly.. KinMd Oct 2014 #23

"crypto equipment" sounds like a cloaking device (nt) muriel_volestrangler Oct 2014 #24

There were computers in the inventory, must have had some super secret security hardware or Fred Sanders Oct 2014 #27

Thought I had just now kentauros Oct 2014 #55

All time space launches and failures, via table: Fred Sanders Oct 2014 #26

Uh-oh krispos42 Oct 2014 #28

What happened to the SCVDem Oct 2014 #32

This was cargo, which doesn't use it. bananas Oct 2014 #49

This is what happens when BootinUp Oct 2014 #34

Really? I don't even know how to respond to that. Neurotica Oct 2014 #41

Yes. Really! BootinUp Oct 2014 #42

So you think that 50-60 years we shouldn't have learned BootinUp Oct 2014 #43

Like other technologies, rockets have evolved over time to become more efficient. Neurotica Oct 2014 #44

Is Mitt Romney's Bain Capitol involved with this particular rocket? Major Hogwash Oct 2014 #47

K&R n/t Feral Child Oct 2014 #53

Wonder if it was insured. malthaussen Oct 2014 #59

The rocket had old Russian engines.. KinMd Oct 2014 #60

Bush and the Republicans are responsible lovuian Oct 2014 #61

And the engines were junk when they were new... KinMd Oct 2014 #62