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NASA rocket explodes during launch at Wallops Island
Wavy.com ^

Posted on 10/28/2014 3:31:06 PM PDT by Perdogg

A space station deliver rocket scheduled launch Tuesday evening exploded and crashed as it took off from Wallops Island.

(Excerpt) Read more at wavy.com ...


TOPICS: Science
KEYWORDS: antares; cygnus; explodes; explosion; iss; launch; nasa; orbitalsciences; rocket; virginia; wallopsisland
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To: BenLurkin

Local news is saying it’s had an Aerojet engine


81 posted on 10/28/2014 5:08:26 PM PDT by Selene
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To: Perdogg

That is so effing embarrassing, but lest we forget obama said for NASA to do outreach to Moslems.


82 posted on 10/28/2014 5:09:38 PM PDT by yldstrk (My heroes have always been cowboys)
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To: Selene

The Aerojet engines are Russian motors which have undergone some modifications.


83 posted on 10/28/2014 5:10:27 PM PDT by BenLurkin (This is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire; or both.)
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To: ProtectOurFreedom

Looks like it. If you freeze it in the early seconds, it looks like it had a very energetic ignition which may have damaged it.


84 posted on 10/28/2014 5:10:55 PM PDT by Axenolith (Government blows, and that which governs least, blows least...)
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To: RinaseaofDs

Also some classified crypto equipment, according to the launch director via CNN ... likely for some black op involving other people who should not be mentioned in public.


85 posted on 10/28/2014 5:14:45 PM PDT by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now it is your turn ...)
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To: machogirl

I thought the same thing


86 posted on 10/28/2014 5:31:42 PM PDT by yldstrk (My heroes have always been cowboys)
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To: Zeppo

Press conference moved back to approx. 8:45 PM EDT.


87 posted on 10/28/2014 5:35:58 PM PDT by Zeppo ("Happy Pony is on - and I'm NOT missing Happy Pony")
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To: RinaseaofDs

>The brain drain at NASA must be serious.<

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Will it affect the muzzie’s sense of self worth?


88 posted on 10/28/2014 5:38:06 PM PDT by 353FMG
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To: Perdogg

This is not your Daddy’s NASA.


89 posted on 10/28/2014 5:39:15 PM PDT by RobinOfKingston (Democrats--the party of Evil. Republicans--the party of Stupid.)
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To: Zeppo

And the press conference has been set back again, this time to approx. 9:00 PM EDT.


90 posted on 10/28/2014 5:42:33 PM PDT by Zeppo ("Happy Pony is on - and I'm NOT missing Happy Pony")
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To: Perdogg

I’m sure the hundreds of engineers working thousands of hours weren’t too concerned with Muslim outreach. This is terrible for all of them.


91 posted on 10/28/2014 6:04:36 PM PDT by kdot
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To: Perdogg; All

What better way to connect with the Muslim world than through violent explosions?


92 posted on 10/28/2014 6:06:46 PM PDT by IChing
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To: Zeppo

Yes, I know that it is early in the investigation, but this press conference so far is about as content-free as can be imagined.


93 posted on 10/28/2014 6:23:48 PM PDT by Zeppo ("Happy Pony is on - and I'm NOT missing Happy Pony")
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To: Zeppo
Range safety officer "terminated" the flight at approximately 20 seconds (with extreme prejudice, no doubt).

Too early to comment on how much damage was done to launch pad, some damaged equipment but some is evidently OK.

94 posted on 10/28/2014 6:31:23 PM PDT by Zeppo ("Happy Pony is on - and I'm NOT missing Happy Pony")
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To: Perdogg; Pyro7480; blueyon; Abby4116; DelmarvaMike; pray4liberty; coolbreeze; Heatseeker
DeMarVa Ping

Some of the comments on this thread are absolutely disgusting and insulting to the people that work so hard to accomplish these missions.

If you don't know anyone involved or weren't here to see or feel it, YES WE FELT IT, then you should really shut your pie holes because it is obvious most of you have no clue about what is going on.

95 posted on 10/28/2014 6:33:09 PM PDT by Gabz (Democrats for Voldemort.)
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To: Zeppo

Some of the press questions are inane.

‘Are there any types of failures that are easier than others to recover from?’ (loosely quoted, but I have captured the gist of it)


96 posted on 10/28/2014 6:47:38 PM PDT by Zeppo ("Happy Pony is on - and I'm NOT missing Happy Pony")
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To: Zeppo
Video of the launch failure from the air (wow)...

http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/watch-video-antares-rocket-explosion-air-n236146

97 posted on 10/28/2014 7:14:46 PM PDT by Zeppo ("Happy Pony is on - and I'm NOT missing Happy Pony")
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To: Ezekiel
Orbital Sciences Explosion at Wallops from 3000ft

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zarWT7H9t54

There it goes...

98 posted on 10/28/2014 7:42:24 PM PDT by Jeremiah Jr (EL CHaI)
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To: Gabz

bravo. Thank you for saying that. This is close for my family and all the Muslim bs is insulting and opportunistic.


99 posted on 10/28/2014 7:47:04 PM PDT by kdot
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To: Zeppo
Rocket explosion evidently showed up on weather radar:


100 posted on 10/28/2014 7:57:04 PM PDT by Zeppo ("Happy Pony is on - and I'm NOT missing Happy Pony")
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