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An unmanned Antares rocket exploded seconds after lift off from a commercial launch pad in Virginia on Tuesday (October 28), a NASA TV broadcast showed.
The 14-story rocket, built and launched by Orbital Sciences Corp, bolted off its seaside launch pad at the Wallops Flight Facility at 6:22 p.m. EDT/2222 GMT. It exploded seconds later. The cause of the accident was not immediately available.
