When it comes to launching satellites, the Russians can’t seem to catch a break. Russia Loses Contact With Satellite After Rocket Launch Russia’s Federal Space Agency lost contact with a new communications satellite shortly after it launched into space due to an apparent communication glitch on the spacecraft’s rocket, Russia’s space agency has reported. The [...]
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