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rocket” Proton-M “with the upper stage DM-03 and three Russian navigation spacecraft” Glonass-M “falls after launch from the Baikonur” cosmodrome. “Photo: RIA Novosti

Roscosmos official conclusion – when installing the sensors were rotated 180 degrees to plant them. Khrunichev in the manufacture of missiles back in 2011. The proceedings of the commission sent to the Attorney General’s Office. Experts, however, did not satisfy any test results or conclusions.

The roll-call

Roscosmos did not name the perpetrators. But it is easy to guess. All six of the speed sensors are in good condition. Three of them were turned over during installation. In the course of just three people involved: Fitter, he takes the job wizard, and then Comptroller Department. One mistake, the two have not noticed. Plus and minus, as earlier suspected, no one confused – or Proton just would not take off. Now, all steps will be photographed and recorded on video. And it would be easier, to return to the factories of independent observers, said a member of the Russian Academy of Cosmonautics. Tsiolkovsky, Yuri Caras:

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«This problem can be solved only by appeal to a fairly decent and successful Soviet experience when space companies were so-called” war acceptors, “which followed the build quality, and it does not depend on the managers of these enterprises».

rocket flew a total of 32 seconds on the 13th saw automation failure, outage occurs engines and broke up into pieces, the rocket exploded.

«The Human Factor”, experts said. If the first time. In 2010 the same way – in the fuel tank filled to a half ton of oxidant more than you need. Do not believe the results of the investigation PhD, a former senior fellow at the Center Keldysh Vyacheslav Burikov:

«What could have happened? Failure ratio of the components in the gas generator. Because of this, the temperature increases and burns through the head and the ignitor is actually an oxidizing gas, it is red in color. Very similar to that. But why did it happen, it’s certainly a very complicated issue ».

damage from the failed launch – more than 200 million dollars. With a missile killed three GLONASS satellites. For the history of Proton – is not an indicator and not an exception: for nine successful launches one bad. In total 388 attempts. It’s a shame when semisottonnaya rocket crammed with sophisticated electronics, die because of someone’s negligence. But if some of the experts with the official reason do not agree, and offer an alternative they can not. And it’s even worse – because it turns out that you can not really trust a rocket.