OrbSci ISS resupply #3 ends with booster failure

Michael O'Dell mo at ccr.org
Tue Oct 28 18:04:24 CDT 2014


From the video, the vehicle made 5-10 vehicle lengths after liftoff and then the 
booster seemed to split open from the bottom and the stack slid backwards
into the resulting fireball.

NASA TV has flight director audio loops and live video from Wallops pad site.

The Flight Director did say on the loop that the Cygnus payload module 
contains classified crypto hardware so maintaining the physical security
of the site is a big issue.

The vehicle was unmanned and all ground personnel are safely accounted for.

Very sorry, John.

	-mo



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