A commercial supply ship bound for the International Space Station has exploded moments after liftoff.
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Orbital Sciences Corp.'s unmanned rocket blew up over the launch complex at Wallops Island, Virginia, just six seconds after liftoff.
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The company says no one was believed to be hurt and the damage appeared to be limited to the facilities.
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Flames could be seen shooting into the sky as the sun set.
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The Cygnus cargo ship was loaded with 5,000 pounds of gear for the six people living on the space station. It was the fourth Cygnus bound for the orbiting lab; the first flew just over a year ago.
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NASA is paying the Virginia-based Orbital Sciences and the California-based SpaceX company to keep the space station stocked in the post-shuttle era. This is the first disaster in that effort.   (AP)
