Contents tagged with Proton rocket
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Russia is facing more issues with its Proton rockets
Russia has postponed two missile launches into space, Interfax news agency reported, citing its sources.
According to the Russian news agency, the launch of the Proton-M carrier rocket with the US satellite Echostar-21 will be rescheduled for early summer.
"It is already clear that due to unresolved technical issues, it will not be possible to resume launches at the end of May, and the launch of the Proton with the EchoStar 21 satellite will be postponed to at least the beginning of June. …
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More than 70 defective engines for the Proton rocket were discovered in Russia
All previously produced engines of the RD-0210/0211 and RD-0213/0214 series, intended for installation on the second and third stages of the Russian Proton-M rocket, will be re-assembled. This was stated by the General Director of the NPO Energomash, Igor Arbuzov, RIA Novosti reported.
"With regard to Protons, this concerns 71 engines or almost the whole reserve for the second and third stages. Presently, the schedule for the re-assembly is signed. A significant part of the work will be done …