Antares rocket explosion

[skulhedface]

Sorry if dupe, didn't see this anywhere. Looks like we started using ACME rockets. Thankfully, it was unmanned.


[video=youtube;ezsBeukHaMI]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezsBeukHaMI[/video]

 

[mrjarrell]

I was watching the launches live feed from NASA when it blew. Sad day all around, but, (as you said) it was unmanned. Burnt a good bit of the launchpad and surrounding area, though. That's what happens when you use refurbished Russian rocket engines.

 

[MAJB Retired]

Looks like a warranty claim to me.

 

[96firephoenix]

God that looked painfully similar to the Challenger.

 

[mbills2223]

How much money just went up in flames?

 

[1911ly]

Now the North Korean's can laugh at us for blowing up rockets.

 

[mbills2223]

Now the North Korean's can laugh at us for blowing up rockets.

 

[Lectric102002]

That'll buff right out.

 

[mrjarrell]

How much money just went up in flames?

Tax dollars? Few, except for any damage to the pad and launcher. The Antares is a private company launch vehicle from Orbital Sciences Corporation. OSC lost a few buck on this one, and NASA and others lost the contents of the capsule. Sadly, there was an Arkyd satellite that had been crowd funded onboard. Another private company, Planetary Resources is out some money on that one, too.

 

[mbills2223]

Tax dollars? Few, except for any damage to the pad and launcher. The Antares is a private company launch vehicle from Orbital Sciences Corporation. OSC lost a few buck on this one, and NASA and others lost the contents of the capsule. Sadly, there was an Arkyd satellite that had been crowd funded onboard. Another private company, Planetary Resources is out some money on that one, too.

Actually I'm curious to the overall money loss, but the info you gave is pretty cool!

 

[Mr Evilwrench]

Gosh darn it to heck, it's 2014. That kind of thing hasn't been going on for what, 60 years? We know how to make rockets now. What was wrong with this one?

 

[GunSlinger]

I don't recall the exact line but it was something like "and the US government contracts this out to the lowest bidder". And this is saving us tax dollars how?

 

[Stang51d]

I saw it. Reminded me of the launch of the obamacare web site.

 

[bwframe]

Has anyone suggested this might be the work of ISIS?

 

[CathyInBlue]

"… two Aerojet AJ-26 engines, which are modified Soviet-built NK-33 engines." -- Antares (rocket) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

They even farmed some first stage engine work out to the Ukrainians. Way to go. Russian engines make big boom.

 

[mrjarrell]

Actually I'm curious to the overall money loss, but the info you gave is pretty cool!

Not sure about the overall, but they had the mission insured for about $200 million. That gives you something in the ballpark to figure on.

 

[scoutsniper]

I saw it. Reminded me of the launch of the obamacare web site.

and i just snorted MT Dew from luaghing so hard.

 

[KittySlayer]

It's Bush's fault.

 

[Leadeye]

Insured? I wonder what the premiums are on space launches?

 

[Lectric102002]

Insured? I wonder what the premiums are on space launches?

I wonder what the deductible was ?