NASA: Antares rocket was blown – Republic

AFP

Antares rocket that exploded on Tuesday after just a few seconds from the start, was blown up.

The unmanned module Antares had to provide transport Cygnus to the International Space Station (ISS).

Today, NASA revealed that the rocket was blown up. When problems were found with the start, the company operating the flight decided its destruction, by pressing the “self-destruction”, which caused the explosion. NASA spokesman said this in an interview with CNN.

This was confirmed by Barron Beneski, vice president. Communications company Orbital Sciences Corp., to which should be Cygnus. – Enclosed system after the flight – he said.

On board the Cygnus contained more than two tons of cargo, including 32 miniature research satellite and a device for tracking meteorites.

Mark Kelly, a retired NASA astronaut participant two space flights within the STS-108 space shuttle Endeavour and the pilot says that the decision to destroy the rocket was correct. In his view, pressing the “self-destruction” meant that the disintegration of the rocket can be controlled, and this prevented her broken down into a residential area.

Start and the destruction of the rocket Antares

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