October 28, 2014
An unmanned Cargo Space Rocket has exploded in Alexandria has exploded 6 seconds after takeoff.
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A NASA statement saidthe cargo is ”packed with 5,000 lbs. (2,267 kilograms) of science experiments, astronaut clothes, food, tools and replacement parts, Orbital Sciences' unmanned Cygnus capsule is scheduled to blast off atop an Antares rocket at 6:45 p.m. EDT “
No one was injured in the blast according to Emergency Services on the scene.