Home Invites Members Groups Events Videos News Photos Blogs Forums Chat
Home > News > Post Content

Explosion at NASA Flight Facility in Virginia: Cygnus Spacecraft Explodes Shortly After Launch Attempt (2665 hits)


The unmanned Antares rocket carrying the unmanned Cygnus spacecraft exploded moments after takeoff above NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Wallops Island, Virginia, Tuesday evening. NASA and Orbital Sciences are still trying to assess the damage and understand the cause of the failure.

NASA-TV

Screenshot shows explosion in Virginia Tuesday.

The launch was scheduled for 6:22 p.m. ET and aired on a live stream of NASA-TV. The video shows debris falling to the ground.

The company said everyone at the site had been accounted for, and the damage appeared to be limited to the facilities. The Associated Press reports this is the first catastrophic launch in NASA's commercial spaceflight effort.

Flames could be seen shooting into the sky as the sun set. There was no hint of any trouble until the rocket exploded.

Continued: http://www.weather.com/news/science/space/...
Posted By: Cheer Leader
Wednesday, October 29th 2014 at 10:35AM
You can also click here to view all posts by this author...

Report obscenity | post comment
Share |
Please Login To Post Comments...
Email:
Password:

 
More From This Author
DING DONG DING DONG: HOW MANY HBCUs WERE MENTIONED IN TODAYs “BOOKS & BABES”UPDATEs
Feliz Dia de Abuelos
Doing Business in The Bahamas: The Bahamas as a Nearshore Business, Operations & Investment Destination
Cheesy watercress stars
(2000) Jim Carrey: "The Grinch" Uncut Interview
CBS Mailbag: Dave's Extreme Eggnog Tradition | Letterman
CBS Mailbag: Dave's Extreme Eggnog Tradition | Letterman
Movie Trailer: Great American Family’s ’12 Games of Christmas’
Forward This Article Entry!
News Home

(Advertise Here)
Who's Online
>> more | invite 
Black Health Statistics
+ African Americans are 70% more likely to get Diabetes than whites.

+ More African Americans are obese than any other ethnic group in the U.S.

+ Infant mortality rates are twice as high for African Americans than for whites.

+ African Americans are more likely to die from Heart Disease than any other ethnic group.

Latest Member Activity
reginald culpepper just posted a article entitled 'black americans at higher risk for kidney failure'. 02:51PM
nia mensah just became a new member. 10:22AM
beverly oliver just posted a blog entitled 'mansa books service to correctional institutions'. 07:14PM
beverly oliver just posted a blog entitled 'howard university, dr. sebi and me'. 04:34PM
beverly oliver just posted a video entitled 'dembali, a labor of love'. 03:25PM
beverly oliver just posted a blog entitled 'what more can you know about dr. sebi, that modern-day george washington carver?'. 12:43PM
beverly oliver just posted a blog entitled 'new book dr. sebi speaks of dembali now available'. 11:43AM
hadassah patterson just edited her profile. 02:48PM
hadassah patterson just became a new member. 02:30PM
patrisha draughn just edited her profile. 12:36PM
patrisha draughn just became a new member. 12:34PM
beverly oliver just posted a blog entitled 'world health organization has 5 steps to stay safe during covid 19 pandemic. what's dr. sebi's suggestion?'. 05:56PM
>> more | invite friends