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Antares Explodes At Wallops. Explosion Heard/Seen for 50 Miles.
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| Date: | 2014-10-29 01:08:39 |
| Blog: | Dan\'s Wild Wild Science Journal  |
| URL: | http://blogs.agu.org/wildwildscience/2014/10/29/antares-explodes-wallops-explosion-heardseen-50-miles/ |
Summary:
Here is how the explosion looked as WBOC covered the Antares launch and explosion live. This was likely one of the largest rocket explosions ever at Wallops. The reason is that it happened with a fully fueled vehicle, carrying 5,000 pounds into orbit. Most other failures at Wallops were either non-orbital launches, or carrying much lighter payloads. The blast lit up the clouds and was seen across almost all of …Content analysis:
Keywords:
Antares Explodes, Antares launch, blast, clouds, Explosion Heard/Seen, failures, fully fueled vehicle, largest rocket explosions, lighter payloads, non-orbital launches, pounds, reason, Uncategorized, Wallops, WBOC
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