Saturday, May 16, 2015

Mexico went to Russia to launch a satellite? You've got to be joking.

This is what privatization of the US space program has done to the world. Amazing. 

May 16, 2015

The Proton-M carrier rocket broke (click here) down minutes after it was launched from Kazakhstan on Saturday morning, the Roscosmos agency said.
The cause of the accident is being investigated, Roscosmos added.
Russia's space programme has experienced a series of mishaps in recent months, including the loss of an unmanned supply ship.

On Tuesday Russia was forced to delay the return of three astronauts on board the International Space Station (ISS) after the out-of-control cargo ship burnt up as it re-entered the Earth's atmosphere on 28 April....