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(FILES) This October 28, 2014 NASA TV file photo shows the Orbital Sciences Corporation Antares rocket, with the Cygnus spacecraft onboard as it suffers a catastrophic anomaly moments after launch from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport Pad 0A, at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. Orbital Sciences Corporation said November 5, 2014 a preliminary probe into last month's unmanned rocket blast shows an engine failure was to blame for the explosion shortly after liftoff from Wallops Island, Virginia. The type of engines used to power the Antares rocket were a pair of decades-old Ukrainian-designed AJ-26s, that were refurbished by Aerojet Rocketdyne. "Preliminary evidence and analysis conducted to date points to a probable turbopump-related failure in one of the two Aerojet Rocketdyne AJ26 stage one main engines," Orbital said in a statement. "As a result, the use of these engines for the Antares vehicle likely will be discontinued." AFP PHOTO / HANDOUT / NASA / Joel Kowsky == RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE / MANDATORY CREDIT: "AFP PHOTO / HANDOUT / NASA"/ Joel Kowsky NO MARKETING / NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS / NO A LA CARTE SALES / DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS ==
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Wallops Island, Virginia, UNITED STATES |
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AFP / Mediafax Foto |
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Joel Kowsky |
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5 Noiembrie 2014 |
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