The Russian space program
The Russian space program suffered a setback last week when a Soyuz-U booster carrying a Foton-M1 microgravity capsule failed on liftoff. However, the blow was softened two days later when a Proton rocket launched the European Space Agency's Integral gamma-ray observatory without a hitch (see photo)...
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