Space: the “flop” rocket “Proton” in Siberia – The Republic

The Russian space industry is going through very difficult and delicate. After the crash in the Pacific Ocean carrier’s cargo “Progress”, intended to bring supplies to the International Space Station, this night the Proton rocket crashed after just eight minutes after the launch from Baikonur Cosmodrome Siberian. The rocket carrying the satellite Mexican “MexSat”, funded by the Government of Mexico City. By Ermanno Accardi