Failure Continues To Plague Proton M Launcher
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Any launch vehicle that flies as often as Russia's Proton is bound to have its share of mishaps. The venerable heavy-lifter has flown 388 missions since its first in 1965, 45 of which have been deemed total or partial failures. But the Proton M/Block DM-03 that veered off course and destroyed three...
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