Thankfully, there was nobody on board and there are no reports of injuries on the ground after the explosion in Virginia this evening.
The Antares rocket, which was carrying supplies for astronauts on board the International Space Station (ISS), exploded almost immediately after its launch, although the reasons behind the explosion are as yet unclear.
Video via YouTube/Brad Panovich
A video of the explosion surfaced on YouTube almost immediately after the incident and you can get the latest updates on the NASA website, where there is live coverage of the launch site with regular bulletins on the ongoing investigation into what happened.
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