Reaction from elected officials to the rocket explosion at Wallops Island was one of sadness but also support for the private space venture.
Maryland’s Senior Senator Barbara Mikulski said that despite the disaster she remains a strong supporter of the NASA Wallops Flight Facility and the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport.
She said she was thankful that no one was hurt this week and that the explosion reminds us that rocketry is still hard.
The Antares rocket was carrying 5-thousand pounds of cargo to resupply the International Space Station.
Meanwhile, Virginia Senator Time Kaine issued tweet just an hour after the rocket explosion saying that his thoughts were with those at the flight center and Orbital Sciences which is developing the Cygnus cargo resupply mission.
And, Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe issued a statement noting how well the state and local emergency teams responded to the disaster and securing the scene.
