Antares rocket explosion probed; space station resupplied

WALLOPS, Va. – Authorities on Wednesday started investigating what made an unmanned U.S. supply rocket explode in a fireball moments after lifting off from a launch pad in Virginia, destroying supplies and equipment bound for the International Space Station. The 14-story Antares rocket, built and launched by Orbital Sciences Corp, blasted off from the Wallops Flight Facility at 6:22 p.m. (2222 GMT) on Tuesday but burst into flames moments later, the first disaster since NASA turned to private operators to run cargo to the space station. Orbital Sciences stock fell 15.9% to $25.54 on Wednesday. The rocket was carrying a Cygnus cargo ship with a 5,000 pound (2,273 kg) payload for the...