Proton Failure Cause Confirmed

International Launch Services says an internal Failure Review Oversight Board (FROB) has confirmed Russian State Commission findings concerning the cause of a Proton failure in early September. The commission traced the failure to a ruptured gas exhaust duct that caused the turbopump on the rocket’s...

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