. >> my name is andrew chandler i'm the chairman the department at the college true mark urban gave us an inaccurate overview it was not normal interaction it was very involved and very cooperative it was exemplar from my point of view there are a couple of things to note about the project number one no resident was displaced this is something we've encouraged in the development of the neighborhood and two the bmr units are on site and in part of their full engagement of the neighborhood they were fully engaged as well as lp n was assisting the formation of the lower polk benefits district it was not peripheral involvements that was indirect it was impactful and tricked to the formations of that district probably the most significant component of the project which we're very, very supportive of and excited about is how they dealt with the basic urban fabric element of our neighborhood the alley and the fact you've heard the architect speak to that the fact they've taken the risk and listened to us we're committed to changing the nature of the additionally this is the first project of t

. >> reporter: among them the science experiments of some bay area schoolchildren. 8th grader chandler andrewas at mark west charter school in santa rosa when he heard the news. he and his classmates spent month last year designing an experiment to test whether shrimp-like "triops" could survive a space launch. >> we are trying to see if we could make "triops" a potential food source for astronauts in space. >> reporter: their hard work up in flames. >> it's heartbreaking to see your work lost in an accident. this can be difficult to get them back together to reproduce the experiment. >> reporter: kiet do, kpix 5. >> nasa says this is a setback for the commercial space industry because it's paying billions to privatize space flight. nasa hopes to get people into space in 2017. they are trying to understand what happened there. nobody was hurt in the explosion. critics question whether the engines which were left over from the '60s soviet space program played a role in the accident. >>> investigators in berkeley are trying to figure out who shot and killed a man last night. it happened near th

. >> reporter: eighth grader chandler andrew was skateboarding on campus this ianing when he heard the news. he and his classmates spent months to determine if shrimp like triops could survive in space. their hard work, up in flames. >> it is hard to see your work go up in flames. >> reporter: either way, the students say this is an education like none they have ever had. >> it is a big learning experience. >> reporter: now, no one was hurt in the explosion, but what caused the accident is still a mystery tonight. christin ayers, kpix5. >>> well here is another view of the explosion. the pilot of pa small plane shot this video from his ipad. even from some distance away, you can get an idea of how powerful the explosion was. >>> well tonight, it was ugly. the giants got whipped. they lost big. dennis, you were at the game. you saw it all going down. almost from the very beginning. what happened? >> reporter: well kenny, you wanted a game second and you got a game seven. san francisco will have to win tomorrow as the entire 2014 season will come down to one winner take all game. history

. >> reporter: 8th grader chandler andrew was skateboarding on campus when he heard the news. he and his classmates spent months last year designing an experiment to test whether this a certain type of creature could survive a space launch. >> trying to see if we could make triops a potential food source in space. >> it went up in flames. >> it's difficult to get the students back together to reproduce the experiment. >> reporter: either way, the students say this is an education like none they have ever had. >> it's a big learning experience. >> reporter: andria borba, kpix 5. >>> here's another view of the explosion. the pilot of a small plane shot this video from his ipad. no injuries are reported from the explosion over the launch pad. >> what a video. >>> it is win or hold your peace for the giants after they got a royal whooping in kansas city in game 6 last night. top of the ninth giants on the last breath only fitting it's a strikeout in a game that was so forgettable because this one was over in a hurry. would you believe maybe two innings or so? royals brought in 7 r

. >> reporter: among them the science experiments of some bay area schoolchildren. 8th grader chandler andrewas at the school in santa rosa when he heard the news. he and classmates spent months last year designing an experiment to test whether shrimp-like "triops" could survive a space launch. >> we're trying to see if we could make "triops" a potential food source for astronauts in space. >> reporter: their hard work up in flames. >> it's definitely heartbreaking to see your work lost in an accident. it could be difficult to get the students back together to reproduce the experiments. >> reporter: and we're being told that the supplies that were on that rocket ship heading to the astronauts in the international space station were not urgently needed. as for that company itself, orbital science based in virginia, this is a major setback for them because this was their only launch pad. it's going to take time for them to rebuild. >> kiet, speaking of setbacks, nasa is paying private companies billions to take astronauts into space. eventually. when is that going to start happening? >> reporte

>> reporter: among them, the science experiments of some bay area schoolchildren. 8th grader chandler andrewas at mark west charter school in santa when he heard the news. he and his classmates spent months last year designing an experiment to test whether "triops" could survive a space launch. >> we are trying to see if we could make "triops" a potential food source for astronauts in space. >> reporter: their hard work up in flames. >> it's definitely heartbreaking to see your work lost in an accident like this. it could be difficult to get the students back together to reproduce the experiments. >> reporter: and the supplies for the astronauts were not urgently needed. as for the company itself, orbital science is based in virginia. >> kiet, nasa is paying private companies buildings to take astronauts into space. when is that happening? >> reporter: you know, they were hoping to do it as early as 2017. we'll have to wait and see what happens with this crash and see if it can affected the timeline but kiet do, kpix 5. >>> the other big story baseball. the giants are brushing off game 6 las