Rocket failures deal heavy blow to Russia space programme
Russia’s space industry has been dealt one of its heaviest blows since the Soviet collapse after back-to-back rocket launch failures.
Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin warned this week that quickly resolving issues was “a matter of honour.”
“Rocket-space activity is essential to the country’s social-economic development. It’s a matter of honour for us to give back to Russia, as a space power, its leading position in the world,” Rogozin said.
The latest Russian-built Proton rocket launched last weekend developed a problem in its third-stage engine eight minutes into the flight, resulting in the loss of a Mexican communications satellite.
Proton-M has a history of mishaps, leading to the loss of three navigation satellites last year.
Russian Proton-M rocket crashes, explodes … – http://t.co/WOW5SkhQAk #Crash #Rockets #Russia #Satellites pic.twitter.com/EvjXazIOvv— Disinformation (@disinfo) May 19, 2015
Earlier this month, the unmanned Russian spaceship Progress
Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin warned this week that quickly resolving issues was “a matter of honour.”
“Rocket-space activity is essential to the country’s social-economic development. It’s a matter of honour for us to give back to Russia, as a space power, its leading position in the world,” Rogozin said.
The latest Russian-built Proton rocket launched last weekend developed a problem in its third-stage engine eight minutes into the flight, resulting in the loss of a Mexican communications satellite.
Proton-M has a history of mishaps, leading to the loss of three navigation satellites last year.
Russian Proton-M rocket crashes, explodes … – http://t.co/WOW5SkhQAk #Crash #Rockets #Russia #Satellites pic.twitter.com/EvjXazIOvv— Disinformation (@disinfo) May 19, 2015
Earlier this month, the unmanned Russian spaceship Progress