Sometimes even rocket scientists can get rocket science wrong, as NASA Associate Administrator Bill Gerstenmaier called it "a really tough business."

According to CNN, the unmanned Orbital Sciences Antares rocket and Cygnus spacecraft that exploded just seconds into its launch Tuesday night cost about $200 million. Orbital is under contract with NASA to fly cargo resupply missions to the International Space Station (ISS).

Frank Culbertson, the general manager of Orbital's Advanced Programs Group, told CNN the cost of the failed launch will also include damages to the launchpad.

NASA was entirely optimistic Tuesday night a day after the initial launch was scrapped. The space agency reported "100 percent favorable" weather and "no technical concerns with the rocket or spacecraft being worked," CNN reported.

"While NASA is disappointed that Orbital Sciences' third contracted resupply mission to the International Space Station was not successful today, we will continue to move forward toward the next attempt once we fully understand today's mishap," Gerstenmaier said in a statement. "The crew of the International Space Station is in no danger of running out of food or other critical supplies.

"Orbital has demonstrated extraordinary capabilities in its first two missions to the station earlier this year, and we know they can replicate that success. Launching rockets is an incredibly difficult undertaking, and we learn from each success and each setback. Today's launch attempt will not deter us from our work to expand our already successful capability to launch cargo from American shores to the International Space Station."

According to the Associated Press, the Russian Space Agency launched their own unmanned cargo spacecraft early Wednesday morning. The spacecraft took off from Kazakhstan and arrived safely at the ISS six hours later.

No injuries were reported at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Va. and grounds crewmembers were out Wednesday morning to sift through the debris.