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Antares rocket explosion reportedly $200 million loss for NASA, companies
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Oct 29, 2014
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Antares rocket explosion reportedly $200 million loss for NASA, companies
While there were no injuries or deaths in the accident Tuesday, it's reported to be a $200 million loss for NASA and companies that had products aboard the spacecraft.
WALLOPS ISLAND, VA - OCTOBER 28: In this handout provided by National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), The Orbital Sciences Corporation Antares rocket, with the Cygnus spacecraft onboard suffers a catastrophic anomaly moments after launch from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport Pad 0A at NASA Wallops Flight Facility on October 28, 2014 on Wallops Island, Virginia. William Gerstenmaier, associate administrator of NASA's Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate and Michael Suffredini, NASA's International Space Station Program Manager also participated in the press conference via phone. Cygnus was on its way to rendezvous with the space station. The Antares rocket lifted off to start its third resupply mission to the International Space Station, but suffered a catastrophic anomaly shortly after lift off at 6:22 p.m. EDT. (Photo by Joel Kowsky/NASA via Getty Images)
In this handout provided by National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), The Orbital Sciences Corporation Antares rocket, with the Cygnus spacecraft onboard suffers a catastrophic anomaly moments after launch from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport Pad 0A at NASA Wallops Flight Facility on October 28, 2014 on Wallops Island, Virginia.
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While there were no injuries or deaths in the accident Tuesday, it's reported to be a $200 million loss for NASA and companies that had products aboard the spacecraft.

An unmanned rocket named Antares that was destined for the International Space Station exploded shortly after take off Tuesday night in Virginia.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A9IMdxlW0zQ

And while there were no injuries or deaths in the accident, it's reported to be a $200 million loss for NASA and companies that had products aboard the spacecraft.

Joining Take Two to shed some light on this event is Bruce Betts, Director of technology and sciences at The Planetary Society.