Launch Failure Doesn’t Shake NASA’s Faith in Orbital’s Antares Rocket
Orbital Sciences said its unmanned Antares rocket suffered a “catastrophic anomaly” less than 20 seconds after launching from NASA’s Wallops Island (Va.) launch center on Tuesday evening. Within seconds after launch, an unusual flare appeared near the bottom of the rocket. Less than 10 seconds later, the launch safety officer sent a command for the rocket to self-destruct.

October 31, 2014 at 02:09AM
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