Energia blames Sea Launch for March failure

FINGER POINTING: There seems to be general agreement that a terrestrial software glitch brought down the third Zenit rocket launched by the Boeing-led Sea Launch venture last month, but who made the mistake is open to debate. A software update prepared by RSC Energia failed to shut a helium valve in...

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