Numerous stunned onlookers captured the moment an unmanned rocket exploded mid-air Tuesday, illuminating the darkening sky with an orange burst of flames.
Orbital Sciences' Antares rocket, which was supposed to make a supply mission to the International Space Station, blew up just seconds after liftoff from NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia.
Michael Waller posted the following video on Instagram of the explosion, saying the blast was felt a mile away from the launch site.
Waller also posted this photo of the aftermath of the explosion, which he called "unbelievable" and "scary."
Instagram user @beachhouse4848 also captured video of the explosion, as well as a gasp from fellow onlookers as the rocket burst into a fireball.
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Yet another Instagram user, @throwingutah, posted another pic of the explosion. "That did not go well," the user wrote in the caption.
The explosion wasn't just seen by onlookers in Virginia. NBC4 Washington's chief meteorologist Doug Kammerer said radar was detecting the smoke from the explosion as it moved over Chincoteague, Virginia.
No injures were reported, and NASA said all personnel were accounted for.
