Russian panel reports on Cosmos-1 launch failure

A Russian investigation board has concluded that the Volna rocket carrying the Cosmos-1 solar sail spacecraft failed because its first-stage engine shut down prematurely, according to an announcement from the Planetary Society. A joint effort of the society and Cosmos Studios, the $4 million Cosmos...

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