The signal to destroy the Antares rocket was sent by the operators themselves

October 31 2014 69

Specialists of Orbital Sciences Corporation, the developer and operator of the Antares launch vehicle, had to launch a spacecraft self-destruct system, reports RIA "News" with reference to the American TV channel CNN.

The signal to destroy the Antares rocket was sent by the operators themselves

The American Antares rocket, which was supposed to deliver a space Cygnus truck with two tons of cargo for the ISS, into orbit exploded during launch from the Vallops space center Tuesday.

The vice president of the company, Barron Benesky, said that the operators had to activate the self-destruct system when it became clear that the launch had failed.

"They resorted to a system of self-destruction, to be sure that the rocket will not fall in populated areas, because they realized that it will not be able to go into orbit," said the former NASA astronaut Mark Kelly.

The US space agency also reported that the disaster destroyed scientific equipment and spare parts for the station. There were no casualties in the accident; at the moment, its causes are being investigated. According to representatives of NASA, emergency will not affect the health of astronauts on the ISS, as they will have enough water and food for at least until the end of March.

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venzim

+20

31 October 2014 06: 33

Well, excuses rained down, like it’s not a rocket launcher, it’s a normal failure, I wonder how much more ukrov incompetence will be covered in any matter
1. Oleg NSK
  
  +27
  
  31 October 2014 06: 40
  
  Well done ... that's "sculpted a goose" ... well, exactly, the operators came up with the idea, to smash it to the HERAM ... the cosmodrome ...
  ... hope taxpayers believe?
  1. Revolver
    
    +3
    
    31 October 2014 06: 48
    
    What do you think that some "Protons" can explode at the start?
    1. Oleg NSK
      
      +22
      
      31 October 2014 06: 57
      
      What do you think that some "Protons" can explode at the start?
      
      ... the matter is not in the very fact of the explosion of the carrier ... but in the lies ... lies in everything ...
      ... otherwise the existence of the United States, it simply will not be possible ... to stop lying, for the United States it is to press the self-destruct button
      1. HAM
        
        +8
        
        31 October 2014 07: 36
        
        Yes, you’re right, what kind of head you need to have in order to calculate in 6 seconds of the flight that the rocket will not go on the given trajectory! Geniuses, however.
        
        The comment was deleted.
        
        dzvero
        
        +1
        
        31 October 2014 09: 14
        
        most likely, according to telemetry data, the computer issued a warning, and the operator acted according to the instructions.
      2. Erg
        
        0
        
        31 October 2014 08: 54
        
        I agree with you. "Nagant", I see, is a fan of American crap. Let him say in front of everyone here that the towers were brought down by "terrorists".
      3. Fregate
        
        +1
        
        31 October 2014 09: 40
        
        Quote: Oleg NSK
        . The point is not in the fact of the explosion of the carrier ... but in a lie
        
        And most importantly, this does not change. The rocket it turns out was faulty.
    2. The comment was deleted.
    3. andrejwz
      
      +4
      
      31 October 2014 09: 05
      
      Quote: Nagan
      What do you think that some "Protons" can explode at the start?
      
      At least we are not lying, that for 6 seconds. they managed to fix the failure, not understanding its reasons and in what unit, to predict the behavior of the rocket and come to the conclusion that the launch pad is a worthy goal.
  2. Sunjar
    
    +6
    
    31 October 2014 06: 48
    
    Sharp however operators. The rocket almost immediately caught up ... The guys knew that it won’t fly into orbit before launch.
    
    One hundred pounds Vovka Putin worked.
    1. podpolkovnik
      
      +1
      
      31 October 2014 09: 20
      
      Quote: Sunjar
      One hundred pounds Vovka Putin worked.
    2. tkhonov66
      
      0
      
      31 October 2014 11: 44
      
      "...
      One hundred pounds Vovka Putin worked.
      ..."
      .
      If there is no water in the house ... - Vovka Putin drank the water ...
      8-))
  3. Oleg14774
    
    +4
    
    31 October 2014 08: 43
    
    Quote: Oleg NSK
    spread to h.ep.a.m
    
    Quote: Oleg NSK
    spread to h.ep.a.m
    
    If they "self-destructed" seconds, let's say in 5-7 and the cosmodrome would be intact and settlements would not suffer. And so false words. Well, you can add those who are not competent.
    1. Cynic
      
      +1
      
      31 October 2014 11: 01
      
      Quote: Oleg147741
      and settlements were not affected.
      
      Purely rhetorically _
      The US Wallops Cosmodrome was established in 1945 by the Langley Research Center - the National Aviation Advisory Committee and is currently one of the main NASA research and test bases for the development and launch of research rockets and small artificial Earth satellites launched by the Scout carrier rocket ". Located in part on the east coast of Virginia and on Wallops Island (37 ° 50'N and 75 ° 30'W) 260 km from the capital of the United States. The proving ground in 1974 was renamed NASA's Wallops Space Flight Center.
      
      и
      The flight path of the launch vehicles runs in the direction of Bermuda and is equipped with the necessary measuring tools and telemetry stations. The permissible starting sector is limited by angles from 67 ° to 145 °.
      ...
      During the year, up to 400 research launches are made at the Wallops Cosmodrome with the goal of testing the components and components of rocket structures under NASA programs.
      
      This excuse is pure psakism!
  4. Cynic
    
    0
    
    31 October 2014 10: 53
    
    Quote: Oleg NSK
    Well done ...
    
    And then, at the sixth second to understand that the focus failed, what qualifications have!
    You can only envy!
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3. Andrey Yuryevich
  
  +11
  
  31 October 2014 06: 45
  
  The signal for the destruction of the Antares rocket was sent by the operators themselves !!!- To the specialists of Orbital Sciences Corporation, the developer and operator of the Antares carrier rocket, for how much, will you agree to do this systematically?
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5. siberalt
  
  +1
  
  31 October 2014 07: 00
  
  Well, is Putin again to blame?
  1. tkhonov66
    
    0
    
    31 October 2014 11: 46
    
    "...
    Well, is Putin again to blame?
    ..."
    .
    Well, of course!
    .
    Bo today in the country of 3.14-ddosii V. Putin - is guilty of everything.
    8-))
6. Kostyar
  
  0
  
  31 October 2014 08: 03
  
  This is not an excuse, it's like: we always have everything under control ......
7. Mahmut
  
  +2
  
  31 October 2014 08: 43
  
  Old Soviet joke.
  At the same time, two meetings are held at the CIA and the KGB.
  On the agenda of the first meeting, the question "Why did the second solid fuel accelerator explode?"
  On the agenda of the second meeting "Why did only the second solid fuel booster explode?"
8. 11 black
  
  +1
  
  31 October 2014 09: 01
  
  Yeah, of course, in 6 seconds they managed to analyze the situation, figure out what was the matter, and when they concluded
  Quote: venzim
  realized that she could not enter orbit
  
  they didn’t find anything better than to launch a rocket at the launch complex ... freshly giving as they say, okay at least this time they won’t tell about Pu with a grenade launcher
RusDV

+3

31 October 2014 06: 33

They resorted to a self-destruction system to make sure that the rocket didn’t fall in populated areas,

ABOUT! This is a thought ... it is necessary in advance, before their launches, to dig their codes on the SL ... So that their population certainly will not be hurt ... otherwise they themselves will blink ...
The comment was deleted.
Mountain shooter

+11

31 October 2014 06: 37

It’s quite a noble excuse. She would have flown, but we decided that she would not fly, and ... killed her. We’ve dropped it right at the start, so that it would be more painful for us. This is straight masochists.
kenig1

+6

31 October 2014 06: 40

Of course, specifically over the launch pad destroyed.
Balamyt

+3

31 October 2014 06: 40

Most likely this is an attempt to save "face" in this situation. Like, and in extreme situations, we keep everything under control. There is no way to check this.
And they can say that a missile explosion was planned, you can expect everything from the Americans!
1. tungus
  
  +13
  
  31 October 2014 06: 55
  
  US intelligence agencies are investigating why the right rocket engine exploded. And the FSB is investigating why the left did not explode. (C)
  1. podpolkovnik
    
    +6
    
    31 October 2014 09: 26
    
    Quote: tungus
    US intelligence agencies are investigating why the right rocket engine exploded. And the FSB is investigating why the left did not explode. (C)
Nayhas

+6

31 October 2014 06: 41

And I personally am glad that the Orbital Sciences Corporation was so politely involved. I hope NASA will decide on further cooperation with this corporation. Well, Elon Mask does not need to click the jaw, but to act, act, act ...
PS: whatever you say, the Americans’ cosmodromes are located in good places ...
1. Andrey Yuryevich
  
  +4
  
  31 October 2014 06: 48
  
  Quote: Nayhas
  PS: whatever you say, the Americans’ cosmodromes are located in good places ...
  
  Is it on Cape Kanavuryl?
  1. Nayhas
    
    0
    
    31 October 2014 07: 09
    
    Quote: Andrey Yurievich
    Is it on Cape Kanavuryl?
    
    Not, Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia ...
    
    Well, this is before the disaster ...
    1. Andrey Yuryevich
      
      +2
      
      31 October 2014 07: 20
      
      Quote: Nayhas
      Not, Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia ...
      
      I'm aware of Zhen, so ... I'm kidding ... and then, what a disaster? its operators themselves ... that is, everything is standard ...
      1. Nayhas
        
        +1
        
        31 October 2014 07: 36
        
        Quote: Andrey Yurievich
        and then, what a disaster? its operators themselves ...
        
        Well, yes ... fireworks for July 4 ... sorry the date did not match ...
      2. patap
        
        0
        
        31 October 2014 08: 58
        
        well yes ... the wall fell exactly on schedule
    2. Cynic
      
      0
      
      31 October 2014 11: 05
      
      Quote: Nayhas
      Well, this is before the disaster ...
      
      And this is after _
2. Sly
  
  +1
  
  31 October 2014 07: 15
  
  Quote: Nayhas
  PS: whatever you say, the Americans’ cosmodromes are located in good places ...
  
  not a spaceport, but some kind of eatery on the sidelines ....
3. Pathfinder_II
  
  0
  
  31 October 2014 09: 02
  
  judging by the photographs, they got off easily - even the nearby tanks are not damaged. the launch pad is like some kind of eatery.
  Antares urgently needs to be renamed to Point (point) - from where it started, there it landed with an accuracy of several meters. High-precision missile weapons of the American-Ukrainian development.
  1. Nayhas
    
    -1
    
    31 October 2014 10: 00
    
    Quote: PathFinder_II
    High-precision missile weapons of the American-Ukrainian development. lol
    
    Why are you so modest then? Like Russia did not participate and about domestic engines "calendars all lie"?
San_aa

+2

31 October 2014 06: 43

It is interesting to know how much and in which company were insured: a spaceship and cargo? Whoever receives the insurance is the person concerned (presumably).
Koronik

+1

31 October 2014 06: 44

It will be interesting whether a signal will be given on self-destruction, in case of a missile launch failure with a nuclear warhead?
Styx

+8

31 October 2014 06: 48

The Lord God Himself sent this signal to the US in order to indicate their place to them: For a nefik, a trampoline - this is your destiny!
1. Erg
  
  0
  
  31 October 2014 09: 00
  
  And ours, handsome. After the Yankees "self-destructed" (clowns, what can I say), they immediately took off so calmly. Not comradely it
explorer

+4

31 October 2014 06: 48

And they rule the world and the rocket could explode only by their DESIRE.
and as soon as the journalists were not killed.
inkass_98

+3

31 October 2014 06: 49

Apparently, everything was planned in advance, including the fall of the launch vehicle with full tanks to its own spaceport. Wouldn’t it be more logical to give the order for self-destruction at the 10-15 second, when the launch vehicle would have already left the launch, but had not yet reached the settlements? Or sneaky Putin and then reached for bloody hands?
1. siberalt
  
  0
  
  31 October 2014 08: 07
  
  It seems that if this happened on the 10-15th second of the flight, then the rocket would fall on the operators themselves And so, they themselves poheril their take-off complex, and will look for extreme
2. tkhonov66
  
  0
  
  31 October 2014 11: 51
  
  "...
  Would it not be more logical to give the order for self-destruction at the 10-15th second, when the launch vehicle would have already left the launch, but had not yet reached the settlements?
  ..."
  .
  no...
  It wouldn’t be kosher ...
  8-)
Ivan79

0

31 October 2014 06: 51

It’s odd how ridiculous their launch pad is ... Do not compare with our Unions, for example ... Ah, well, yes, the rocket is light ...
1. SSR
  
  0
  
  31 October 2014 08: 19
  
  Quote: Ivan79
  It’s odd how ridiculous their launch pad is ... Do not compare with our Unions, for example ... Ah, well, yes, the rocket is light ...
  
  You actually found something to compare. -
  Remember how a couple of years ago the squibs did not fire in the Soyuz descent modules! I already started to stutter then and you compare the cargo "finger". Well, or it is necessary to be more precise.
vdtomsk

0

31 October 2014 06: 53

What they will not justify themselves now, if only they would not look like losers in the space sphere!
Ivan_ich

+5

31 October 2014 06: 54

about the Boeing MH-17, they also decided to see what would not fly ...
Corsair5912

+1

31 October 2014 07: 00

According to NASA, the state of emergency will not affect the health of astronauts on the ISS in any way, since they will have enough water and food, at least until the end of March.

That's good.
Until March, you can safely eliminate more than one Antares, a trifle, and the operators are pleased.
bytkeev

+2

31 October 2014 07: 04

One thing is clear ... they didn’t want people to think that they did it
coffee

+1

31 October 2014 07: 07

The needle in the stack fell, write disappeared .
1. coffee
  
  +2
  
  31 October 2014 07: 17
  
  The ruble at the auction on Thursday strengthened at the fastest pace in recent years.
  RESULT OF THE DAY.
pvv113

+11

31 October 2014 07: 10

Spaceport at Cape Canaveral, 1986. Preparing for the start of the Challenger. And there are two crows sitting on the fence and conducting a dialogue:
-Takes off
-Do not take off
-Takes off
-Do not take off
Then the Challenger began to take off and exploded. The first crow is the second:
-Well, got it?
The second:
-I will serve the Soviet Union !!!
HAPPY

+1

31 October 2014 07: 15

Quote: venzim
Well, excuses rained down, like it’s not a rocket launcher, it’s a normal failure, I wonder how much more ukrov incompetence will be covered in any matter

You overestimate the importance of Ukraine for the United States.
1. Andrey Yuryevich
  
  +3
  
  31 October 2014 07: 54
  
  Quote: HAPPY
  You overestimate the importance of Ukraine for the United States.
  
  Ukraine too overestimates itself for civilization.
A1L9E4K9S

+1

31 October 2014 07: 19

It’s easy now that the Khokhlov’s invoice will not be frail for the restoration of the cosmodrome, they also took part in the manufacture of engines, but how they boasted that they take part in space exploration together with the USA.
1. VNP1958PVN
  
  0
  
  31 October 2014 07: 31
  
  You don’t have to wait from kaklov-evropeytsi
2. ermolai
  
  0
  
  31 October 2014 08: 32
  
  the bill will not be a question, the question will be received from dill, then the mattress covers have hit, 5 lards for the Crimea have spoiled, for Novorossiu they have not yet voiced a rocket now, well, stupid, what are you going to do in dill?
VNP1958PVN

0

31 October 2014 07: 29

An attempt to set up Russian engines is expensive for them.
1. coffee
  
  +1
  
  31 October 2014 07: 34
  
  Enough money for a new trampoline.
2. Cynic
  
  0
  
  31 October 2014 11: 18
  
  Quote: VNP1958PVN
  An attempt to set up Russian engines is expensive for them.
  
  Actually, European, then Ukrainian engines _
  1. tkhonov66
    
    0
    
    31 October 2014 11: 53
    
    Back to the UKROPITEC.
    - Back - the dawn of (humanity) towards.
    1. Cynic
      
      +1
      
      31 October 2014 12: 12
      
      Quote: tkhonov66
      Back to the UKROPITEC.
      
      It's time to stop hiding the truth-uterus _
vlade99

0

31 October 2014 07: 37

Have operators been given the Order of Lenin?
1. Andrey Yuryevich
  
  +1
  
  31 October 2014 08: 08
  
  Quote: vlade99
  Have operators been given the Order of Lenin?
  
  and why Lenin? (just wondering) ours in the Second World War for the downed plane, for example, received the Order of the Patriotic War 2st, and the American captain of the missile cruiser for the downed A-300 (it seems there were 290 passengers) was presented to the Order of the Legion of Honor
Alex Nick

+2

31 October 2014 07: 38

There are still our people in Ukraine. Not everything is lost.
hard

+2

31 October 2014 08: 23

Oh, these tales ... Next time, give a command for self-destruction right in the assembly shop, otherwise you never know what.
INF

0

31 October 2014 08: 37

Now a movie will be shot about it, and when you watch it, everyone will cry in pink scarves.
Alexander

-1

31 October 2014 08: 42

What did they understand there in those seconds? Yes, and the decision was made. Lie
Wedmak

0

31 October 2014 08: 56

They’re lying, just peep ... t on black! What did they understand there in 5-7 seconds from rocket detachment? Even if they understood, it made sense to take the rocket a little further from the launch pad. So don’t give up, the obloms has come out. And now also repair the starting structures.
1. Cynic
  
  0
  
  31 October 2014 11: 16
  
  Quote: Wedmak
  What did they understand there in 5-7 seconds from the separation of the rocket?
  
  It’s just that the rocket did NOT go THERE out of sin, they immediately sent a command for self-destruction, and suddenly it doesn’t work, it’s better to find out right away.
Locksmith

0

31 October 2014 08: 58

Quote: Nagan
What do you think that some "Protons" can explode at the start?

in general, this is probably already bad manners, the rocket should go away from the start and away, the proton absolutely worked out the program of leaving the launch pad - this is the regular work of the "self-destruction system", and not like the amers - they just have a refusal of something global -type the bellows of the fuel-oxidizer supply, there on the video you can see a flash then the rocket settled.
Erg

0

31 October 2014 09: 07

Can anyone give information? Does this "kirdyk" system actually exist? And how does it work?
sever.56

+1

31 October 2014 10: 33

http://topwar.ru/uploads/images/2014/584/ubbi325.jpg
Prager

0

31 October 2014 10: 49

not only our rockets explode at the start ...
1. Cynic
  
  +1
  
  31 October 2014 11: 11
  
  Quote: Prager
  not only our rockets explode at the start ...
  
  Explosion at start characteristic of raw products _
Severomor

0

31 October 2014 11: 55

--- from the Center
- The operation to liquidate the facility is completed. The facility is closed until June.
Center ---- sous
- Command thanks for the successful operation. You are presented to the Order of Courage
Ze Kot

0

31 October 2014 12: 23

Yes, someone just set the coffee unsuccessfully ...