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(FILES) This October 28, 2014 file photo shows an unmanned rocket owned by Orbital Sciences Corporation as it explodes just seconds after launch from Wallops Island, Virginia, on what was to be a resupply mission to the International Space Station. 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." MANDATORY CREDIT: AFP PHOTO / Steve ALEXANDER
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Wallops Island, Virginia, UNITED STATES |
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AFP / Mediafax Foto |
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STEVE ALEXANDER |
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5 Noiembrie 2014 |
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