Ruptured duct caused Proton failure
The Russian State Commission has found that a rupture in the duct linking the gas generator and the turbomachinery in the Proton rocket main engine caused the Breeze M upper stage to shut down two minutes early, stranding the AMC-14 satellite in a useless orbit following its March 15 launch. A...
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