Failed NASA rocket launch

It was calculated that the Earth would be destroyed in a few months my some astromomical event. Our country decided to send some people in a huge rocket to preserve the human race and I was one of the passengers. On launch day there was a delay of a few hours, so I went back to my house to visit family. I lost track of time then right at launch time I remembered that I was supposed to be at NASA. I switched to the news on the TV and saw the rocket beginning to take off. The rocket lifted up a little, but apparently mechanical malfunctions were causing the rocket to not have enough power to take off. The rocket bounced up and down a few feet high on the launch pad. The news camera zoomed into the bottom of the rocket. We could see NASA people getting burned and crushed by the rocket. The rocket apparently was going to fall over and explode, even though I did not see it on the TV. As I watched I was relieved that I was not on the rocket, partly because of the accident, but mostly for fear of colonizing the unknown. We still knew there was a chance the Earth would not be destroyed, and now I could stay with my family.