NASA launched the Antares rocket today in Wallops Island, Virginia, and instead of taking off like normal, it exploded on launch and the entire horrific event was caught on video.
Here's an image from the video to give you some idea of how intense the explosion was:
Fortunately, the rocket was unmanned and no one was harmed.
You can watch the unbelievable video here, via CNN:
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Follow Josh Feldman on Twitter: @feldmaniac Entities 0 Name: Wallops Island Count: 1 1 Name: Virginia Count: 1 2 Name: NASA Count: 1 3 Name: Antares Count: 1 4 Name: CNN Count: 1 5 Name: Josh Feldman Count: 1 Related 0 Url: http://ift.tt/1tzLXSG Title: Watch The Antares Rocket Launch Tonight Live Description: Photo credit: NASA/Joel Kowsky Update: Due to the presence of a sail boat in the vicinity of the rocket, last night's launch was rescheduled for today, Tuesday, October 28 at 6:22 pm EDT. Weather permitting, tens of millions of people in the northeast United States will be able to view the launch of the Orbital Sciences' Antares rocket tonight for the ISS Commercial Resupply Services Mission (Orb-3).
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