Antares Rocket Explodes During ISS Resupply Mission Launch
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Antares Rocket Explodes During ISS Resupply Mission Launch

The unmanned Antares rocket exploded just seconds after takeoff on Tuesday evening at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. The Antares was on a resupply mission to the International Space Station. The private rocket was developed by Orbital Sciences Corporation. It is capable of launching payloads heavier than five tons into low-Earth orbit. The rocket…

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NASA Chooses Boeing, SpaceX for Transit to International Space Station

NASA is bringing space travel back to the United States. The agency announced this week that Boeing and SpaceX will transport American astronauts to the International Space Station using their CST-100 and Crew Dragon spacecrafts. The private contracts are worth $4.2 billion and $2.6 billion, respectively. The contracts are needed after Russia decided to halt…