The Antares rocket launched on Tuesday Oct 28,2014 was on a mission to supply the International Space Station when it exploded and crashed back to earth
The 14-storey rocket, built and launched by Orbital Sciences Corp, bolted off its seaside launch pad at the Wallops Flight Facility. It exploded seconds later.
The cause of the accident was not immediately known
Virginia-based Orbital Sciences is one of two companies hired by NASA to fly cargo to the station after the space shuttles were retired. Tuesday's planned flight was to be the third of eight under the company's $1.9bn contract with NASA.
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