Faulty Engine Caused Proton-M Failure; Next Launch Announcement Soon [feedly]

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Faulty Engine Caused Proton-M Failure; Next Launch Announcement Soon
// Military Space News, Nuclear Weapons, Missile Defense

Moscow (Sputnik) Jun 03, 2015
The latest of seven Proton carrier rocket failures over the past five years took place on May 16 during a mission to guide the Mexican government's Mexsat 1 satellite into orbit. Design flaws in the rotor of the third stage engine caused the failure of a recent Proton-M mission, according to the results of the investigation into the incident, Russia's Federal Space Agency Roscosmos said Fr
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