A NASA Rocket which was taking supplies to the Space Station crashed during take off from Virginia

 

http://news.sky.com/story/1362355/us-rocket-explodes-seconds-after-lift-off 

 

NASA TV livestream, currently just looking at fire.

 

http://www.space.com/17933-nasa-television-webcasts-live-space-tv.html

Edited October 28, 201411 yr by BenJ30

Looks like NASA pulled a North Korea 

For some reason I always think of the national anthem when it comes to American Space Rockets. 

 

Anyways this is a sad situation altogether, Glad no one was aboard. Those of you so eager to start a nuclear war, imagine an explosion larger than that.. on a populated city.

Glad no one was on board, I wonder what the future will look like with upcoming new rockets.

For some reason I always think of the national anthem when it comes to American Space Rockets. 

 

Anyways this is a sad situation altogether, Glad no one was aboard. Those of you so eager to start a nuclear war, imagine an explosion larger than that.. on a populated city.

 

Who the hell wants to get into a nuclear war?!?

Who the hell wants to get into a nuclear war?!?

 

Mr.Obama Does!  

Mr.Obama Does!  

Kim Jong Un does too but his arsenal won't even fire across the street

Glad no one was on board, I wonder what the future will look like with upcoming new rockets.

 

Better Mission control...

 

Who the hell wants to get into a nuclear war?!?

Thousands of arrogant Russians.

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Looks like NASA pulled a North Korea 

It wasn't NASA; it was a private organization carrying NASA supplies.

You know, I actually went outside last night to watch the launch, but it was scrubbed. Sad to see that it crashed. I was looking forward to watching that launch.

You know, I actually went outside last night to watch the launch, but it was scrubbed. Sad to see that it crashed. I was looking forward to watching that launch.

I heard the explosion as well. Didn't see it, but I did feel a small rumble.

 

It wasn't NASA; it was a private organization carrying NASA supplies.

I'm not sure if that's correct. Everyone I've talked to so far and every news article says that it's NASA.

I heard the explosion as well. Didn't see it, but I did feel a small rumble.

 

I'm not sure if that's correct. Everyone I've talked to so far and every news article says that it's NASA.

 

It was a NASA unmanned launch, from a NASA launch site, but the mission was a supply missions produced by Orbital Sciences.

This was to be their third commercial supply launch.

I heard the explosion as well. Didn't see it, but I did feel a small rumble.

 

I'm not sure if that's correct. Everyone I've talked to so far and every news article says that it's NASA.

I've heard on the news that is indeed a private company that was charged of this operation. That's why some people are worried, because in a few years, it's one of those private companies that should send NASA astronauts to the ISS.

It was a NASA unmanned launch, from a NASA launch site, but the mission was a supply missions produced by Orbital Sciences.

This was to be their third commercial supply launch.

 

 

I've heard on the news that is indeed a private company that was charged of this operation. That's why some people are worried, because in a few years, it's one of those private companies that should send NASA astronauts to the ISS.

It was a NASA contract with a NASA payload, but the launch facility is for commercial launches, and is on land leased from NASA by a Virginia government agency (it's a Virginia agency because Wallops is in Virginia). The operator of the rocket was Orbital Sciences Corporation; NASA did not design, build, or operate the rocket in question - they are involved with the launch site and rocket range, but their involvement with the rocket itself was basically just supplying payload and funding the launch (i.e. similar to a telecommunications company launching a comsat: their people are involved, but aren't actually running the launch).

On whether this is a new, worrying trend: Rockets fail; that's just one of the things that happens, especially with new-ish designs.

The information I'm aware of at this time is that since the rocket was starting to fail, they detonated it manually to stop it from going out of control and possibly hitting a populated area. Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield (who was interviewed and is the one claiming all of this) says most space craft are armed with such "self-destruct" systems for the exact same reason. Imagine a rocket spinning out of control and landing in a large populated area. You would want some way to minimize damage, even if it means sacrificing money, supplies, and possibly human life.

 

Oh, and apparently there was an elementary school science project on board that was also lost. According to my local news, they will be given a second chance at the project.