Antares Rocket Explodes Shortly After Lift-Off From Virginia Launch Site

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An unmanned Antares rocket exploded six seconds after liftoff from NASAs Wallops Island launch facility in Virginia at 6:22 p.m. EDT.

The cause of the accident wasnt immediately known , NASA mission commentator Dan Huot told Reuters. NASA said there were no injuries.

The rocket, made by Dulles, Virginia-based Orbital Sciences, is a two-stage launch vehicle designed to ferry payloads to the International Space Station.

"Maintain your consoles ," 'Orbital Sciences' mission control said to the roomful of engineers and technicians, monitoring the launch, AP reported. Data from the launch were being collected for an investigation into the cause of the accident.

The rocket was carrying a Cygnus spacecraft packed with 5,055 pounds of supplies, science experiments, and equipment, according to Reuters. The rocket also carried a satellite owned by Planetary Resources, Inc. of Redmond, Wash.

The launch was originally scheduled for yesterday but was postponed after a sailboat ventured into the launch sites hazard zonean area of about 1,400 square miles off Wallops Island along Virginias eastern shore, NASA said.

Orbital Sciences is one of two companies hired by NASA to fly cargo to the ISS . The other is SpaceX, of Hawthorne, Calif.

The Orbital Sciences Corporation (ORB) stock fell after the explosion. As of 6:45 p.m. the share price fell 5.86 points (-19.30%) in after hours trading, after closing at 0.86 (2.91%) higher on the day.

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