NASA/ATK Rocket Launch Failure

NASA and ATK Investigate Failed Launch of Hypersonic Experiments

“An Alliant Tech Systems suborbital rocket carrying two NASA hypersonic experiments was destroyed shortly after liftoff from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia Friday. No injuries or property damage were immediately reported. Most debris from the rocket is thought to have fallen in the Atlantic Ocean.”

Media Telecon Scheduled to Discuss Rocket Launch Failure

“Representatives from NASA and Alliant Techsystems, or ATK, will hold a media teleconference Friday morning at 10:30 a.m. EDT to discuss this morning’s failure of a rocket launch carrying two NASA hypersonic experimental payloads.”