Booster Antares American cargo ship Cygnus exploded during launch from the Baikonur NASA Wallops Island off the coast of Virginia on Tuesday, October 28th. The rocket was broadcast live on the website of NASA, the explosion occurred just after starting at 18:23 (local time at 01:23 on October 29 Moscow). The rocket had time only slightly off the ground.
No injuries and damage to the spaceport, and the reasons for what happened, not yet reported, reports Tass. Cygnus was supposed to deliver to the International Space Station (ISS) more than two tons of useful goods, including food, equipment and materials for scientific experiments.
Cygnus was to be launched to the International Space Station Monday, October 27 however start, scheduled for 2:45 am Moscow canceled 10 minutes before the estimated time. The reason was the ship that was in the area of the passage of the spacecraft near the launch site and contact that failed.
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