US Rocket to Space Station Explodes on Launch

An unmanned commercial rocket that was supposed to send a cargo ship to the International Space Station exploded Tuesday, six seconds after liftoff from a NASA launch pad in Virginia. The privately owned rocket barely got off the ground before it blew up just after sunset on Wallops Island, off the Atlantic coast. There was no one on board and no one on the ground was hurt.  All the damage was limited to the so-called hazard area.  Officials say the investigation has already...

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