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Published Oct. 28, 2014, 6:44 p.m. ET
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Space Station
An unmanned Orbital Sciences Corp.’s Antares rocket explodes shortly after takeoff at Wallops Flight Facility on Wallops Island, Va. on Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2014. No injuries were reported following the… AP
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NASA Cygnus cargo rocket explodes on launch for ISS
epa04467650 A handout picture obtained on 28 October 2014 from NASA shows the Orbital Sciences Corporation Antares rocket, with the Cygnus spacecraft onboard, on launch Pad-0A, at NASA’s Wallops Flight… NASA/Joel Kowsky
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Antares Orbital-3 Mission
The Orbital Sciences Corporation Antares rocket, with the Cygnus spacecraft onboard, is seen on launch Pad-0A after the launch attempt was scrubbed because of a boat down range in the… NASA/Joel Kowsky
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NASA Cygnus cargo rocket explodes on launch for ISS
epa04467648 A NASA TV image showing the Cygnus Rocket on the launch pad less than five minutes before the planned launch of the rocket from the NASA Wallops Flight Facility… EPA
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NASA Cygnus cargo rocket explodes on launch for ISS
epa04467646 A NASA TV image showing fires burning near the Cygnus Rocket launch pad after the planned launch of the rocket from the NASA Wallops Flight Facility in Wallop Island,… EPA
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An unmanned Antares rocket is seen exploding seconds after lift off from a commercial launch pad in this still image from NASA video at Wallops Island
An unmanned Antares rocket is seen exploding seconds after lift off from a commercial launch pad in this still image from NASA video at Wallops Island, Virginia October 28, 2014…. Reuters
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An unmanned Antares rocket is seen exploding seconds after lift off from a commercial launch pad in this still image from NASA video at Wallops Island
An unmanned Antares rocket is seen exploding seconds after lift off from a commercial launch pad in this still image from NASA video at Wallops Island, Virginia October 28, 2014…. Reuters
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An unmanned Antares rocket is seen exploding seconds after lift off from a commercial launch pad in this still image from NASA video at Wallops Island
An unmanned Antares rocket is seen exploding seconds after lift off from a commercial launch pad in this still image from NASA video at Wallops Island, Virginia October 28, 2014…. Reuters
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An unmanned Antares rocket is seen exploding seconds after lift off from a commercial launch pad in this still image from NASA video at Wallops Island
An unmanned Antares rocket is seen exploding seconds after lift off from a commercial launch pad in this still image from NASA video at Wallops Island, Virginia October 28, 2014…. Reuters
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An unmanned Antares rocket is seen exploding seconds after lift off from a commercial launch pad in this still image from NASA video at Wallops Island
An unmanned Antares rocket is seen exploding seconds after lift off from a commercial launch pad in this still image from NASA video at Wallops Island, Virginia October 28, 2014…. Reuters