The State Commission will initiate an investigation of the accident carrier rocket “Proton” – Ekho Moskvy radio station

 The first meeting, according to TASS, is scheduled for 10 am. Among the participants – the leaders of the Russian Space Agency, which had been at Baikonur during the launch of “Proton”. The rocket was to put into orbit a Mexican telecommunications satellite, but because of problems with the third stage carrier flight ended in failure. All the pieces of the spacecraft burned when released into the atmosphere, say in Roskosmos. This emergency workers yesterday began to explore the territory of Trans-Baikal Territory, where, according to several sources, the rocket fragments could fall. About the accident on Saturday reported the president. As Vladimir Putin responded to the accident is unknown. Dmitry Medvedev, in turn, called to find those responsible and bring them to personal and financial responsibility.

 Another emergency in space occurred on the eve of the ISS. The planned correction of the orbit of the station had to be postponed due to a failure in the engines.