--- title: NASA: NASA Antares Rocket Explode During Take-Off description: The cargo delivery rocket was unmanned canonical: https://time.com/3544717/nasas-antares-rocket-explodes-during-take-off/ author: Jack Linshi article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2014-10-28T22:55:42.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-21T11:04:23.900Z article:section: Science og:title: Watch NASA's Antares Rocket Explode During Take-Off og:description: The cargo delivery rocket was unmanned og:url: https://time.com/3544717/nasas-antares-rocket-explodes-during-take-off/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb0c1beadd1270370/6987632006f2c1fe9b3319e5/anteres-explosion-nasa.png?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 2400 og:image:height: 1350 og:image:alt: anteres-explosion-nasa og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Watch NASA's Antares Rocket Explode During Take-Off twitter:description: The cargo delivery rocket was unmanned twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb0c1beadd1270370/6987632006f2c1fe9b3319e5/anteres-explosion-nasa.png?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # NASA's Antares Rocket Explodes During Take-Off > Sponsored content. 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A fireball filled the night sky after the explosion, which destroyed the rocket supplied by Orbital Sciences Corp., at the Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. > [](https://twitter.com/OrbitalSciences/status/527225682414567424) NASA officials said on the broadcast of the launch that no personnel appear to be in danger, and the damage to the facility appears to be limited after the burning rocket crashed to the ground. The agency will begin an investigation into the rocket’s failure that includes officials from NASA, Antares’ developer Orbital Sciences Corporation and launch site Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport in Wallops, Va. The Antares rocket had been [scheduled](http://www.weather.com/news/science/space/antares-rocket-cygnus-spacecraft-launch-20141027) to launch on Monday to deliver over 5,000 pounds of cargo to the ISS, but was postponed because a boat was too close to the launch area. NASA had awarded to Orbital Sciences in 2008 a contract for the rocket company to demonstrate successful cargo delivery to the ISS. 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