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SpaceX rocket supplying space station explodes after Florida launch

Reuters:

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - An unmanned SpaceX rocket exploded about two minutes after liftoff from Florida on Sunday, destroying a cargo ship bound for the International Space Station in the latest in a string of mishaps in supplying the orbiting outpost.

sonicwrecks3225d ago

As if further proof were needed that space flight is difficult. Thankfully it was not manned, but a big loss for the research teams. Great shame...

Stringerbell3225d ago

Yeah l was actually going to watch the live stream of the takeoff, real shame here.

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NASA radar images show stadium-sized asteroid tumbling by Earth during flyby

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Radar images reveal damage on Europe's doomed ERS-2 satellite during final orbits

Images show surprise changes to the spacecraft as it interacted with the atmosphere.