The Orbital Sciences Antares rocket attempted to launch this evening, but it has exploded on the launch pad. In a tweet Orbital Sciences confirmed a "vehicle anomaly", and NASA says the company is evaluating the mission. There was no crew on board as it was intended to be Orbital's third unmanned resupply mission for the ISS, carrying some 5,000 lbs of food, supplies and science experiments. Orbital Sciences is the second private company -- after SpaceX -- that runs missions to the ISS, and its Cygnus spacecraft made the first successful delivery about a year ago. The live stream of the launch pad is embedded after the break, as well as a video replay of the failed launch. According to the stream, the team on the ground has confirmed there are no injuries, although because of "classified crypto equipment" onboard, it is in the process of securing the surrounding area.
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There has been a vehicle anomaly. We will update as soon as we are able.
- Orbital Sciences (@OrbitalSciences) October 28, 2014
NASA & @OrbitalSciences are gathering data on the failure of the CRS-3 mission 6 seconds after launch. Updates: http://t.co/6Bo6KBRWnG
- NASA (@NASA) October 28, 2014 Filed under: Science
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