Russian Cargo Rocket Heading For Space Explodes & Crashes Seconds After Launch - We Look At One!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=opsc2QtyZQIendofvid[starttext]"Off-Nominal Situation" After Progress 44 Launches

Mission Control Moscow reported an abnormal situation from the Progress 44 cargo craft that launched on time at 9 a.m. EDT today.

Progress 44 launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome into a cloudless sky at 7 p.m. Kazakhstan time bound for the International Space Station and a docking on Friday. At the time of launch, the space station was flying 230 miles over Equatorial Guinea on the west coast of Africa. The spacecraft is carrying 2.9 tons of food, fuel and supplies for the space station.

But, 5 minutes and 50 seconds after launch, Mission Control Houston received a report of an "off-nominal situation" during the rocket's third and final stage.[endtext]