NASA Review of Orbital ATK Accident Released, NASA “The team determined the proximate cause of the Antares launch vehicle failure was an explosion within the AJ-26 rocket engine and identified […]
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Wallops Sailboat Update
Fine unlikely for boat that delayed Antares launch, Delmarvanow.com “The sailboat was about 40 miles out to sea, NASA Wallops Flight Facility Director Bill Wrobel said. It was in the […]
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Looking at ORB-3 Antares Telemetry
Orbital’s Statement Regarding Orb-3 Launch Mishap (UPDATE) “Telemetry data has been released to Orbital and our engineers presented a very quick look assessment to the Accident Investigation Board at the […]
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ORB-3 Loss: Business Aftershocks
Rockets blow up; we move on, Leroy Chiao, CNN “Without a doubt, critics will arise and question why we are entrusting cargo deliveries and future crew exchanges to commercial companies. […]