Philosophy
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September 4th, 2012
SPACE DAILY
Russian President Vladimir Putin has dismissed Vladimir Nesterov as general director of the Khrunichev Space Center, the state press service reported on Monday.
The Russian space industry has been plagued by a series of mishaps recently.
In early August, a Proton-M rocket carrier with a Briz-M booster failed to bring two satellites into a calculated transition orbit, which led to the suspension of all Proton-M launches.
One of the two satellites carried by the Proton-M was designed and manufactured by the Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center for the Russian Satellite Communications Company (RSCC).
In August 2011, the malfunction of a Briz-M booster led to the loss of the Express-AM4 telecommunication satellite.
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Philosophy
Off to the gulag Mr. Nesterov
"Space Center Chief Loses Job over Failed Launches"
by
September 4th, 2012
SPACE DAILY
Russian President Vladimir Putin has dismissed Vladimir Nesterov as general director of the Khrunichev Space Center, the state press service reported on Monday.
The Russian space industry has been plagued by a series of mishaps recently.
In early August, a Proton-M rocket carrier with a Briz-M booster failed to bring two satellites into a calculated transition orbit, which led to the suspension of all Proton-M launches.
One of the two satellites carried by the Proton-M was designed and manufactured by the Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center for the Russian Satellite Communications Company (RSCC).
In August 2011, the malfunction of a Briz-M booster led to the loss of the Express-AM4 telecommunication satellite.
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"America's biggest rocket blasts off, likely carrying spy satellite" by W.J. Hennigan August 28th, 2013 Los Angeles Times A 235-foot-tall rocket carrying a top-secret spy satellite roared to life and blasted off from Vandenberg Air Force Base,...
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"Tereshkova marks 50 years of her historic flight" by Vladimir Isachenkov June 14th, 2013 Associated Press It was another Soviet first in space 50 years ago, putting a woman in orbit. And the 26-year old Valentina Tereshkova carried her part with grace,...
- Deceased--boris Chertok
Boris Chertok March 1st, 1912 to December 14th, 2011 "Boris Chertok" He helped put first man in space December 15th, 2011 Los Angeles Times Boris Chertok, 99, a Russian rocket designer who played a key role in engineering Soviet-era space programs, died...
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