An unmanned Antares rocket exploded seconds after lift-off from a commercial launch pad in Virginia on Tuesday, a NASA TV broadcast shows.
Orbital Sciences’ unmanned Antares rocket exploded six seconds after liftoff from a NASA launchpad Tuesday evening. https://t.co/QaHocb6HEm
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The 14-story rocket, built and launched by Orbital Sciences bolted off its seaside launch pad at the Wallops Flight Facility at 6:22pm local time and exploded seconds later.
The cause of the accident was not immediately available.
