[AR] Re: [AR] RE: [AR] Re: FW: [NASA HQ News] NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility Completes Initial Assessment after Orbital Launch Mishap
- From: Paul Mueller <paul.mueller.iii@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: arocket@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 30 Oct 2014 12:44:45 -0600
Not much physical remains for a failure analysis...
On Thu, Oct 30, 2014 at 11:45 AM, Anthony Cesaroni <acesaroni@xxxxxxxxxxx>
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> In the wind. What the LOX/RP didn’t incinerate, the second stage solid
> propellant fire vaporized.
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> *On Behalf Of *Carl Tedesco
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> *Subject:* [AR] Re: FW: [NASA HQ News] NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility
> Completes Initial Assessment after Orbital Launch Mishap
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> Where is the carcass?
> --- Carl
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> On 10/30/2014 7:51 AM, Anthony Cesaroni wrote:
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> FYI.
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> *Sent:* Wednesday, October 29, 2014 7:23 PM
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> *Subject:* [NASA HQ News] NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility Completes
> Initial Assessment after Orbital Launch Mishap
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> October 29, 2014
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> *NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility Completes Initial Assessment after Orbital
> Launch Mishap *
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> [image: Wallops launch pad looking south after launch failure]
> <http://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/launch-pad-looking-south-after-failure.jpg>
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> An aerial view of the Wallops Island launch facilities taken by the
> Wallops Incident Response Team Oct. 29 following the failed launch attempt
> of Orbital Science Corp.'s Antares rocket Oct. 28.
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> *Image Credit: NASA/Terry Zaperach*
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> The Wallops Incident Response Team completed today an initial assessment
> of Wallops Island, Virginia, following the catastrophic failure of Orbital
> Science Corp.’s Antares rocket shortly after liftoff at 6:22 p.m. EDT
> Tuesday, Oct. 28, from Pad 0A of the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport at
> NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia.
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> “I want to praise the launch team, range safety, all of our emergency
> responders and those who provided mutual aid and support on a
> highly-professional response that ensured the safety of our most important
> resource -- our people,” said Bill Wrobel, Wallops director. “In the coming
> days and weeks ahead, we'll continue to assess the damage on the island and
> begin the process of moving forward to restore our space launch
> capabilities. There's no doubt in my mind that we will rebound stronger
> than ever.”
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> The initial assessment is a cursory look; it will take many more weeks to
> further understand and analyze the full extent of the effects of the event.
> A number of support buildings in the immediate area have broken windows and
> imploded doors. A sounding rocket launcher adjacent to the pad, and
> buildings nearest the pad, suffered the most severe damage.
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> At Pad 0A the initial assessment showed damage to the transporter erector
> launcher and lightning suppression rods, as well as debris around the pad.
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> The Wallops team also met with a group of state and local officials,
> including the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality, the Virginia
> Department of Emergency Management, the Virginia Marine Police, and the
> U.S. Coast Guard.
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> The Wallops environmental team also is conducting assessments at the site.
> Preliminary observations are that the environmental effects of the launch
> failure were largely contained within the southern third of Wallops Island,
> in the area immediately adjacent to the pad. Immediately after the
> incident, the Wallops’ industrial hygienist collected air samples at the
> Wallops mainland area, the Highway 175 causeway, and on Chincoteague
> Island. No hazardous substances were detected at the sampled locations.
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> Additional air, soil and water samples will be collected from the incident
> area as well as at control sites for comparative analysis.
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> The Coast Guard and Virginia Marine Resources Commission reported today
> they have not observed any obvious signs of water pollution, such as oil
> sheens. Furthermore, initial assessments have not revealed any obvious
> impacts to fish or wildlife resources. The Incident Response Team continues
> to monitor and assess.
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> Following the initial assessment, the response team will open the area of
> Wallops Island, north of the island flagpole opposite of the launch pad
> location, to allow the U.S. Navy to return back to work.
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> Anyone who finds debris or damage to their property in the vicinity of the
> launch mishap is cautioned to stay away from it and call the Incident
> Response Team at 757-824-1295.
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> Further updates on the situation and the progress of the ongoing
> investigation will be available at:
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> *http://www.orbital.com <http://www.orbital.com>*
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> *http://www.nasa.gov/orbital <http://www.nasa.gov/orbital>*
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> Stephanie Schierholz
> Headquarters, Washington
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> stephanie.schierholz@xxxxxxxx
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> Keith Koehler
> Wallops Flight Facility, Va.
> 757-824-1579
> keith.a.koehler@xxxxxxxx
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