Rocket FAIL - Huge bummer

[Stardog]

[youtubell]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aL5eddt-iAo[/youtubell]

[shilka99]

oops.
I wonder what the insurance premiums are on a vehicle like that. I wonder how much they just increased?

[LonestarCBR]

I think they may have lost more than a rocket. Looks like they'd launch a little further away from all of their other infrastructure.

[DarcShadow]

Well here's the problem.

The first stage rocket made use of an Ukrainian design, based loosely on the Zenit Rocket that was developed by the Yuzhnoye Design Bureau. I'd be nervous of anything designed by a bureau. Then to top it off the engines are reconditioned NK-33 engines left over from a cancelled Soviet Union rocket that was abandoned in the early 70's after all four test flights failed.

I'm surprised the first four launches of the Antares worked.

[LonestarCBR]

Bystanders watching and the shockwave.

http://www.msn.com/en-us/video/viral/sh ... vi-BBbUbp6" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[BeautifulDisaster]

Saw the video the night of... didn't see the bystander vid, wow that's quite a boom.

[dufremle]

Wow

[Firewa11]

It's amazing how explosive rocket fuel is when it all goes off at once.

[LonestarCBR]

That is exactly what Wiley Coyote said.

[sckego]

Not that huge a bummer if you're rooting for SpaceX

http://dailycaller.com/2014/10/29/space ... explosion/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[WillK675]

Biggest loss, isn't just the rocket, but the payload. How much was the payload worth?

[Firewa11]

Not that huge a bummer if you're rooting for SpaceX

http://dailycaller.com/2014/10/29/space ... explosion/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

I think I used those engines in Kerbal and had about the same results

[LonestarCBR]

More updates...good call on hitting the destruct button I'd say.

http://www.cnn.com/2014/10/30/us/antare ... index.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[milesmiles]

i bet that's a stressful job. "Bob, why the hell did you press the button!!!"

[LonestarCBR]

Especially if they have payroll deduction. Talk about owing your soul to the company store!

[LonestarCBR]

Since this stuff seems to happen in "three's", I'm telling NASA to kiss my ass right now if they want me riding a rocket...

http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technolog ... ar-BBce4g4" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;