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Surplus Fuel Believed Cause For Russia's Glonass Satellite LossMoscow, Russia (RIA Novosti) Dec 13, 2010 The main cause of the loss of Russia's three Glonass-M satellites was due to human error from fueling the booster rocket with an excess of 1.5-2 tons of fuel, the head of the Russian state commission probing the incident said on Friday. The excessive fuel caused the DM-3 booster rocket to deviate from its course, leading to the subsequent loss of the satellites in the Pacific Ocean earlier in the week. "According to preliminary information, the problem was not with the fuel service unit at t ... read more |
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 Brazil launches rocket into orbit Brazil on Sunday successfully launched a midsized unmanned rocket into space, with hundreds of kilograms (pounds) in cargo and experiments in tow, space officials here said. ... more | .. |
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 Hermes UAV Reaches 30,000-Hour Milestone In Afghanistan The British Army's Hermes 450 (H450) unmanned air vehicles (UAVs) have achieved the outstanding milestone of providing over 30,000 hours of support to UK forces on current operations in Afghanistan. ... more | .. |
 Japan to deploy new missile interceptors: report Japan plans to deploy advanced interceptor missiles at its air bases across the nation to counter the threat of North Korea's ballistic missiles, Kyodo News reported on Saturday. ... more | .. |
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 Four militants dead in US drone attack: Pakistan officials Four militants were killed when a US drone fired two missiles in northwest Pakistan's tribal region of North Waziristan on Friday, security officials said. ... more | .. |
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