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Antares Orb-3 Explodes
Just about 15 minutes prior to my posting of this. A livestream is ongoing here but I don't have a video replay yet. Post it here if you have it.
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Shocking, sad...
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Re: Antares Orb-3 Explodes
But at least it wasn't manned. Does anyone know what this launch's payload was?
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Supplies for the ISS, Arkyd 3, and I heard on the live stream somewhere there was also some secret stuff.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cygnus_CRS_Orb-3#Payload
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cygnus_CRS_Orb-3#Payload
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Re: Antares Orb-3 Explodes
NASA Statement Regarding Oct. 28 Orbital Sciences Corp. Launch MishapThe Planetary Society blog
[UPDATED] Antares Rocket Explodes Seconds after Liftoff
Posted by Jason Davis
2014/10/28 23:13 UTC
An Orbital Sciences Corporation Antares rocket fell back to the launch pad shortly after liftoff Tuesday night, exploding in a fireball that destroyed the vehicle and damaged its launch pad. The private spaceflight company confirmed all personnel were accounted for, and no one was injured in the mishap.
The rocket was carrying a Cygnus resupply spacecraft bound for the International Space Station. The cargo craft, named in honor of astronaut Deke Slayton, was loaded with almost 5,000 pounds of science investigations, crew equipment, food and vehicle hardware. The flight was Orbital’s third contracted ISS supply mission, and the fifth flight of the Antares rocket system, which had yet to experience a failure.
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Orbital's Statement Regarding Orb-3 Launch Mishap
"In those rare moments of total quiet with a dark sky, I again feel the awe that struck me as a child. The feeling is utterly overwhelming as my mind races out across the stars. I feel peaceful and serene."
— Dr Debra M. Elmegreen, Fellow of the AAAS
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I'm pretty sure what these people were saying out loud is exactly what was going through the heads of the people in the control room...geckzilla wrote:Warning: some NSFW language in this one...
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Yeah, I reacted the same way. I was actually downstairs chatting when the alarm I had set to remind me to come up and attempt a photo went off. I was late on hearing it so I was frantically searching the sky for a rocket I presumed was already in the sky but when I finally got the livestream playing it was quite confusing for a moment and then shocking...Chris Peterson wrote:I'm pretty sure what these people were saying out loud is exactly what was going through the heads of the people in the control room...geckzilla wrote:Warning: some NSFW language in this one...
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