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Original – From NASA: "The Orbital Sciences Corporation Antares rocket, with the Cygnus spacecraft onboard suffers a catastrophic anomaly moments after launch from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport Pad 0A, Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2014, at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. The Cygnus spacecraft was filled with about 5,000 pounds of supplies slated for the International Space Station, including science experiments, experiment hardware, spare parts, and crew provisions."
Reason
Amazing image, a once in a lifetime shot, with great EV and wow.
Articles in which this image appears
Cygnus CRS Orb-3
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured_pictures/Space/Getting there
Creator
NASA/Joel Kowsky

Promoted File:Antares Orb-3 launch failure (201410280009HQ).jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 13:29, 13 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]