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A supply rocket carrying cargo and experiments to the ISS exploded shortly after liftoff. NASA and Orbital Sciences (the company operating the rocket) have not released any information about what may have caused the incident, pending further investigation.
The mission was unmanned, and all personnel are safe and accounted for. The extent of the damage to the launch facility has not yet been determined.
Phil Plait, author of the Bad Astronomy blog speculates that the 60s-70s era refurbished Russian engines the vehicle used will come under heavy scrutiny.
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ISS Resupply Rocket Explodes Shortly after Launch
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(Score: 1) by khallow on Wednesday October 29 2014, @02:45PM
With Kerbal Space Program, everyone's a Rocket expert now.
Well, I gather the point of KSP is not just to have fun, but also educate people about how rockets work. A KSP player isn't a "Rocket expert", but they probably have as a result a better idea of how rockets work than most people who haven't played the game. As to the grandparent post, his opinions were backed by observation.
(Score: 2) by tibman on Wednesday October 29 2014, @05:03PM
Right on! I use Dwarf Fortress to as model for how to interact with other people.
SN won't survive on lurkers alone. Write comments.
(Score: 2) by GreatAuntAnesthesia on Wednesday October 29 2014, @05:37PM
Actually, I'm pretty sure Toady is planning to put rocket physics and materials into DF, just in case anyone wants to build a Dorf-crewed, lava-powered spaceship.
He will then go on and hand-craft an entire galaxy of planets, moons, stars and such to explore.