NASA Rocket Explodes On Launch

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 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.

Bolden added, "There was significant property and vehicle damage. Mission control is trying to assess what went wrong."
http://www.cnn.com/2014/10/28/us/nasa-rocket-explodes/index.html

While there were no injuries or deaths in the accident, it's reported to be a $200 million loss for NASA and companies that had products aboard the spacecraft.
http://www.scpr.org/programs/take-two/2014/10/29/40073/antares-rocket-explosion-reportedly-200-million-lo/

That unmanned commercial supply rocket headed for the International Space Station when it blew up shortly after liftoff Tuesday night was powered by modified engines built by Soviet-era scientists and technicians decades ago.
 http://www.westernjournalism.com/you-wont-believe-how-that-u-s-rocket-explosion-could-be-connected-to-the-old-soviet-union/