Zenit Destroys 12 Globalstars; Failure Threatens Sea Launch

The failure of a Ukrainian/Russian Zenit booster carrying 12 Loral Globalstar spacecraft shortly after launch from the Baikonur Cosmodrome on Sept. 10 ranks as an unprecedented commercial space launch accident that will have a profound impact on Globalstar's initial plan to compete with Motorola's...

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