Cohete espacial no tripulado explota al despegar en Virginia; no hay heridos

A rocket exploded shortly after launch in Virginia, USA, causing no injuries. The Antares rocket, remotely piloted, was carrying over two tons of equipment for the International Space Station. This incident marks the first catastrophic launch since NASA began outsourcing commercial space flights. NASA contracts companies like Orbital Sciences and SpaceX for material transport to the space station. SpaceX and Boeing plan to start transporting astronauts by 2017. Meanwhile, a Russian spacecraft successfully delivered three tons of supplies to the station hours after the explosion.

¿Qué empresas están involucradas en el transporte de material a la Estación Espacial Internacional?

¿Qué acción tomó la agencia espacial rusa horas después de la explosión?