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1 posted on 10/28/2014 3:31:06 PM PDT by Perdogg
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I don’t want to hit this point too hard, but the Indians successfully go to Mars for less than $79M. We can’t get a load of pop tarts and tang to the ISS without the rocket blowing up?

The brain drain at NASA must be serious.


2 posted on 10/28/2014 3:33:45 PM PDT by RinaseaofDs
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Must’ve been packing alot of wallops.


3 posted on 10/28/2014 3:35:03 PM PDT by Cvengr (Adversity in life and death is inevitable. Thru faith in Christ, stress is optional.)
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It blowed up real good.

How much will that cost us?


4 posted on 10/28/2014 3:35:08 PM PDT by bgill (CDC site, "we still do not know exactly how people are infected with Ebola")
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http://www.nasa.gov/centers/wallops/home/index.html


5 posted on 10/28/2014 3:35:17 PM PDT by ButThreeLeftsDo (Plea$e $upport Free Republic.)
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http://www.nasa.gov/centers/wallops/home/#.VFAaiMmjh8E
Live camera


7 posted on 10/28/2014 3:36:33 PM PDT by Riley (The Fourth Estate is the Fifth Column.)
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Any sightings of George W. Bush on Wallops Island today?


8 posted on 10/28/2014 3:38:46 PM PDT by jwalsh07
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Did they save the cargo?

(j/k)


9 posted on 10/28/2014 3:39:36 PM PDT by Tenacious 1 (You are lukewarm, and I spew you out of my mouth. Even God considers spineless behavior distasteful.)
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Expensive and late fourth of July fireworks.


10 posted on 10/28/2014 3:40:07 PM PDT by Darksheare (People who support liberal "Republicans" summarily support every action by same.)
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Obola strikes again.


12 posted on 10/28/2014 3:40:38 PM PDT by fieldmarshaldj (Resist We Much)
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At least we are making muslims feel good about themselves/s


15 posted on 10/28/2014 3:41:14 PM PDT by Red in Blue PA (When Injustice becomes Law, Resistance Becomes Duty.-Thomas Jefferson)
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No way.


18 posted on 10/28/2014 3:44:02 PM PDT by BenLurkin (This is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire; or both.)
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Unfortunate name for a launch site ....


19 posted on 10/28/2014 3:44:40 PM PDT by mikrofon (Space BUMP)
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catastrophic anomaly indeed


20 posted on 10/28/2014 3:45:07 PM PDT by UB355 (Slower traffic keep right)
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Good thing they moved that boat
23 posted on 10/28/2014 3:47:12 PM PDT by SW6906 (6 things you can't have too much of: sex, money, firewood, horsepower, guns and ammunition.)
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25 posted on 10/28/2014 3:48:43 PM PDT by Wyatt's Torch
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NASA rocket explodes during launch at Wallops Island

This was not a "NASA Rocket." This is Orbital Sciences operating under a NASA contract. This is the "cheap, reliable, commercial alternative" to NASA-led programs that FReepers always hail as superior.

I guess nobody's perfect.

28 posted on 10/28/2014 3:50:42 PM PDT by Yo-Yo (Is the /sarc tag really necessary?)
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Disappointing turn of events.

Stood outside yesterday evening waiting for a chance to see the rocket (far downrange from New England), but the boat in the wrong place caused it to be postponed.

Today it's overcast, so I would not have been able to see it anyway, but still kinda sucks.

A mishap occurred shortly after liftoff. Orbital has declared a contingency. NASA and Orbital are still determining when a press conference will be held.

That's one hell of a 'contingency'.

30 posted on 10/28/2014 3:55:35 PM PDT by Zeppo ("Happy Pony is on - and I'm NOT missing Happy Pony")
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It’s cargo — insurance will cover it.

If this were a manned mission, it would be a big deal.

Let’s launch another rocket tomorrow!


38 posted on 10/28/2014 4:04:38 PM PDT by Born to Conserve
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Done before it even cleared the tower. Looks like it started blowing out the left side of the rocket.


41 posted on 10/28/2014 4:07:07 PM PDT by cripplecreek (You can't half ass conservatism.)
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Livestream someone is saying don’t talk to the press. ? Orbital guy talking?


48 posted on 10/28/2014 4:19:26 PM PDT by machogirl
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