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June 13, 2014

Proton Accident Investigation Complete - Roscosmos
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Jun 13, 2014
The investigation into the crash of the Proton-M carrier rocket with communications satellite Express ??4R is complete, and all of the documents have been transferred to the Russian Government, a representative of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) told RIA Novosti. "The Interdepartmental Commission has completed its work. In accordance with procedure, the results have been transferred for further study by the Russian Government," the representative said. A source in the space indu ... read more

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