KIEV, Ukraine — A Russian rocket carrying a Mexican satellite malfunctioned Saturday shortly after its launch — the latest mishap to hit Russia’s troubled space industry, whose Soviet-era glory has been tarnished by a series of launch failures.
The last failed launch of a Proton-M occurred exactly a year ago, also caused by a problem in the rocket’s third stage.
[…] there have been six successful flights.
The Interfax news agency quoted industry sources saying the failure could result in the suspension of all upcoming Proton-M launches, including the next in June for a British satellite. …read more
Source: San Francisco Chronicle
