Virginia: A rocket Orbital Science Corporation, Antares carrying supplies for the International Space Station (ISS) exploded for six seconds after being launched from the Wallops Flight Facility at Wallops Island, yesterday.
This launch is the third delivery mission Cygnus cargo module Aeronautics and Space Administration ( NASA) brings a payload of 5,000 pounds of food, scientific research and various other equipment.
According to NASA spokesman Jay Bolden was deemed a disaster scene anomalies arising from the failure of the launch, Orbital Space reports.
Impact damage can be seen to the south of the island respect, but no injuries were reported.
However, Bolden reiterated investigating team had to maintain safety in the vicinity of the incident because the rocket is also carrying goods dikalsifikasikan as confidential.
Meanwhile, representatives from Orbital, Frank Culberston tell, flight termination system is set to 20 seconds after the launch was made.
However, he stressed the investigation will tell errors that may occur in the incident. While they will fix the error and fly back.
It is understood that Orbital has a contract worth 1.9 billion dollars with NASA to provide eight flying supplies to the ISS.
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