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October 29, 2014, 6:12 AM

Space Station This image taken from video provided by NASA TV shows Orbital Sciences Corp.'s unmanned rocket blowing up over the launch complex at Wallops Island, Va., just six seconds after liftoff. The company says no one was believed to be hurt and the damage appeared to be limited to the facilities. (AP Photo/NASA TV)
AP Photo/NASA TV
New science experiments from students at Georgetown and George Washington universities were destroyed in the blast. New experiments will go up on a future flight, says Megan Kemble, assistant director of the NASA District of Columbia Space Grant Consortium, who worked with the students. (Courtesy Megan R. Kemble)
Courtesy Megan R. Kemble
People living near the site are being warned not to touch any of the debris. (Courtesy Megan R. Kemble)
Courtesy Megan R. Kemble
Here's what it looked like after the explosion at Wallops Island, Virginia. (Courtesy Megan R. Kemble)
Courtesy Megan R. Kemble
The explosion could be felt for miles. A group of D.C.-area college students who were there quickly evacuated after the explosion. (Courtesy Megan R. Kemble)
Courtesy Megan R. Kemble

Video of the explosion.(Courtesy Megan R. Kemble)
Editor's Note: There is some foul language in this video of the explosion.(Courtesy Megan R. Kemble)
Eric Day, the program manager of the NASA D.C. Space Grant Consortium, shot this video from about a mile from the Wallops Island launch site. Students taught by Day and Megan Kemble, the assistant director of the consortiumn, had a project on board.(Courtesy Megan R. Kemble)
Students from Georgetown and George Washington universities "put their heart and soul" into an experiment on board the Antares. They were growing chrysanthemums in micro gravity, with the ultimate goal of aiding long distance space flight and travel, says Megan Kemble, assistant director of the NASA District of Columbia Space Grant Consortium, who was with the students near Wallops Island, Virginia, when the Antares exploded. (Courtesy Megan R. Kemble)
Courtesy Megan R. Kemble
APTOPIX Space Station This image taken from video provided by NASA TV shows Orbital Sciences Corp.'s unmanned rocket blowing up over the launch complex at Wallops Island, Va., just six seconds after liftoff. The company says no one was believed to be hurt and the damage appeared to be limited to the facilities. (AP Photo/NASA TV)
AP Photo/NASA TV
A group of D.C.-area students -- two from Georgetown University and two from George Washington University -- were among those watching the launch. They could feel the heat of the blast and shock waves after the explosion, says Megan R. Kemble, assistant director of the NASA District of Columbia Space Grant Consortium who was with the students. (Courtesy Megan R. Kemble)
Courtesy Megan R. Kemble
Space Station This image taken from video provided by NASA TV shows Orbital Sciences Corp.'s unmanned rocket blowing up over the launch complex at Wallops Island, Va., just six seconds after liftoff. The company says no one was believed to be hurt and the damage appeared to be limited to the facilities. (AP Photo/NASA TV)
AP Photo/NASA TV
APTOPIX Space Station
Assistant Director of NASA's District of Columbia Space Grant Consortium Megan R. Kemble took this photo as the rocket lifted off. Kemble and a group of D.C.-area college students were near Wallops Island, Virginia, watching the launch because they had a science project on board. (Courtesy Megan R. Kemble)
Courtesy Megan R. Kemble
Students from George Washington University and Georgetown University were 1.7 miles from the launch site. They were participating in the NASA space grant program. Their science project -- growing chrysanthemums in micro gravity -- was aboard. (Courtesy Megan R. Kemble)
Courtesy Megan R. Kemble
Antares rocket is seen before the explosion. This photo is from Megan R. Kemble, who works for AMerican University through a NASA grant program. (Courtesy Megan R. Kemble)
Courtesy Megan R. Kemble
NASA Antares In this photo provided by NASA, the Orbital Sciences Corporation Antares rocket, with the Cygnus spacecraft onboard, is seen on launch Pad-0A during sunrise, Sunday, Oct. 26, 2014, at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. The Antares will launch Monday, Oct. 27 with the Cygnus spacecraft filled with over 5,000 pounds of supplies for the International Space Station, including science experiments, experiment hardware, spare parts, and crew provisions. The Orbital-3 mission is Orbital Sciences' third contracted cargo delivery flight to the space station for NASA. (AP Photo/NASA, Joel Kowsky)
AP Photo/NASA, Joel Kowsky
Orb3 Antares Preparation This photo provided by NASA shows the Orbital Sciences Corporation Antares rocket, with the Cygnus spacecraft onboard, Sunday, Oct. 26, 2014, at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. The Antares will launch with the Cygnus spacecraft filled with over 5,000 pounds of supplies for the International Space Station, including science experiments, experiment hardware, spare parts, and crew provisions. The Orbital-3 mission is Orbital Sciences' third contracted cargo delivery flight to the space station for NASA. Launch is scheduled for Monday, Oct. 27 at 6:45 p.m. EDT. (AP Photo/NASA, Joel Kowsky)
AP Photo/NASA, Joel Kowsky
Orb3 Antares Preparation This photo provided by NASA shows the Orbital Sciences Corporation Antares rocket, with the Cygnus spacecraft onboard, Sunday, Oct. 26, 2014, at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. The Antares will launch with the Cygnus spacecraft filled with over 5,000 pounds of supplies for the International Space Station, including science experiments, experiment hardware, spare parts, and crew provisions. The Orbital-3 mission is Orbital Sciences' third contracted cargo delivery flight to the space station for NASA. Launch is scheduled for Monday, Oct. 27 at 6:45 p.m. EDT. (AP Photo/NASA, Joel Kowsky)
AP Photo/NASA, Joel Kowsky
NASA Antares In a photo provided by NASA, the Orbital Sciences Corporation Antares rocket, with the Cygnus spacecraft onboard, is seen at sunset on launch Pad-0A, Saturday, Oct. 25, 2014, at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. The Antares will launch Monday, Oct. 27 with the Cygnus spacecraft filled with over 5,000 pounds of supplies for the International Space Station, including science experiments, experiment hardware, spare parts, and crew provisions. The Orbital-3 mission is Orbital Sciences' third contracted cargo delivery flight to the space station for NASA. (AP Photo/NASA, Joel Kowsky)
AP Photo/NASA, Joel Kowsky
Orb3 Antares Raising The Orbital Sciences Corporation Antares rocket, with the Cygnus spacecraft onboard, is seen after being raised into vertical position on launch Pad-0A, Saturday, Oct. 25, 2014, at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. The Antares will launch with the Cygnus spacecraft filled with over 5,000 pounds of supplies for the International Space Station, Monday Oct. 27, 2014. (AP Photo/NASA, Joel Kowsky)
AP Photo/NASA, Joel Kowsky
Orb3 Antares Rollout The Orbital Sciences Corporation Antares rocket, with the Cygnus spacecraft onboard, arrives at launch Pad-0A, Friday, Oct. 24, 2014, at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. The Antares will launch with the Cygnus spacecraft filled with over 5,000 pounds of supplies for the International Space Station, including science experiments, experiment hardware, spare parts, and crew provisions Monday Oct. 27, 2014. (AP Photo/NASA, Joel Kowsky)
AP Photo/NASA, Joel Kowsky
Orb3 Antares Rollout The Orbital Sciences Corporation Antares rocket, with the Cygnus spacecraft onboard, rolls from the Horizontal Integration Facility (HIF) to launch Pad-0A, Friday, Oct. 24, 2014, at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. The Antares will launch Monday Oct. 27, 2014 with the Cygnus spacecraft filled with over 5,000 pounds of supplies for the International Space Station, including science experiments, experiment hardware, spare parts, and crew provisions. (AP Photo/NASA, Joel Kowsky)
AP Photo/NASA, Joel Kowsky
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