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    US Just Lost Its Antares Rocket Headed to the International Space Station

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    • IRJI
      IRJ
      last edited by IRJ

      I am all about not letting old engines die, but using an engine that is 60 years old to go to space probably isn't the best idea.

      http://www.theguardian.com/science/2014/oct/28/antares-rocket-explodes-nasa-launch-pad-orbital-sciencee

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      • IRJI
        IRJ
        last edited by

        I heard about it on the radio 3 minutes after it happened. I happen to be driving into my neighborhood and I kept seeing people run outside and look up. I guess some neighbors may have thought it happened at Kennedy.

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        • thanksajdotcomT
          thanksajdotcom @scottalanmiller
          last edited by

          @scottalanmiller said:

          @Dominica said:

          Hmmm... appears that embedded youtube just doesn't work?

          It was working earlier. Something happened to it.

          It was working, yes...

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          • IRJI
            IRJ @thanksajdotcom
            last edited by

            @thanksaj said:

            @scottalanmiller said:

            @Dominica said:

            Hmmm... appears that embedded youtube just doesn't work?

            It was working earlier. Something happened to it.

            It was working, yes...

            The Guardian link I posted has two working videos..

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            • IRJI
              IRJ
              last edited by IRJ

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              • thanksajdotcomT
                thanksajdotcom @IRJ
                last edited by

                @IRJ said:

                whoa!!! they pulled the whole article

                nevermind : Last letter drop again...

                Where did they launch from??

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                • IRJI
                  IRJ @thanksajdotcom
                  last edited by

                  @thanksaj said:

                  @IRJ said:

                  whoa!!! they pulled the whole article

                  nevermind : Last letter drop again...

                  Where did they launch from??

                  http://www.theguardian.com/science/2014/oct/28/antares-rocket-explodes-nasa-launch-pad-orbital-sciencee

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                  • gjacobseG
                    gjacobse @thanksajdotcom
                    last edited by gjacobse

                    @thanksaj said:

                    @IRJ said:

                    whoa!!! they pulled the whole article

                    nevermind : Last letter drop again...

                    Where did they launch from??

                    Whallops Island Virginia.

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                    • scottalanmillerS
                      scottalanmiller
                      last edited by

                      Video is fixed. The embedded videos are breaking from the "last letter being dropped" problem.

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                      • bsouderB
                        bsouder
                        last edited by

                        Well - actually - they know where it was the whole time - they just decided to toast marsh mellows with it. Check this perspective of it out:

                        Youtube Video

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                        • scottalanmillerS
                          scottalanmiller
                          last edited by

                          That is crazy!

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                          • gjacobseG
                            gjacobse
                            last edited by scottalanmiller

                            NASA Report

                            http://www.nasa.gov/press/2014/october/nasa-s-wallops-flight-facility-completes-initial-assessment-after-orbital-launch/index.html

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                            • scottalanmillerS
                              scottalanmiller
                              last edited by

                              The new markdown can't handle links with a hashtag in the middle of them. I'll file another bug report. That's my fifth for today, I think.

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                              • gjacobseG
                                gjacobse
                                last edited by

                                @scottalanmiller - As soon as i hit the submit, it changed and added the href code at the end of the link.... I of course went to change it and lo-and behold my internet quit.

                                After waiting twenty minutes I gave up.
                                Thanks for correcting it.

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                                • scottalanmillerS
                                  scottalanmiller @gjacobse
                                  last edited by

                                  @g.jacobse said:

                                  @scottalanmiller - As soon as i hit the submit, it changed and added the href code at the end of the link.... I of course went to change it and lo-and behold my internet quit.

                                  After waiting twenty minutes I gave up.
                                  Thanks for correcting it.

                                  No problem 🙂 I tend to manually edit posts when I can if it is just a cleanup. I've gotten used to hand editing the markup so no big deal.

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                                  • Reid CooperR
                                    Reid Cooper
                                    last edited by

                                    That video from the airplane is amazing. They were really lucky to be there with the camera rolling.

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                                    • JaredBuschJ
                                      JaredBusch @Reid Cooper
                                      last edited by

                                      @Reid-Cooper said:

                                      That video from the airplane is amazing. They were really lucky to be there with the camera rolling.

                                      Luck had nothing to do with it. they were there to watch the launch.

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                                      • FiyaFlyF
                                        FiyaFly
                                        last edited by

                                        Update on the Antares Rocket- http://www.iflscience.com/space/operator-blew-antares-rocket-deliberately
                                        It got blown up deliberately when it was discovered it wouldn't make orbit.

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