Oribital Rocket Explodes as Fireball in Virginia

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Channel: Bloomberg Originals · 2014 · News & Politics

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Oct. 28 (Bloomberg) -- Orbital Sciences Corp.'s Antares rocket exploded in a fireball shortly after lifting off from a launch pad at Wallops Island, Virginia. The unmanned rocket “suffered a catastrophic anomaly” six seconds into a flight intended to ferry supplies to the International Space Station, NASA said in a blog on its website. (Source: Bloomberg)

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