Tuesday, July 2, 2013

Russian rocket explodes almost instantly after take-off (video)

DNP Russian rocket explodes almost instalntly after takeoff video

A unmanned Russian Proton-M rocket exploded moments after leaving the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan today, destroying its payload of three satellites intended for Russia's Glonass GPS system. Fortunately no-one was injured, but local news service Interfax is reporting that nearly 500 tons of fuel from the craft has contaminated the crash site. There's no word on what caused the disaster, but this model's recent history is fraught with equipment failures -- so if you'd like to see the latest disaster (spoiler: explosions) the video resides after the jump.

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Via: The Verge

Source: RIA, BBC

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2013/07/02/russian-rocket-explosion/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_campaign=Engadget

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