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  • Was the SpaceX accident due to Sabotage?

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    As we continue to wait for information from SpaceX on the cause of the Jun 28th accident that resulted in the loss of the CRS-7 mission a number of people have asked this question. Today we want to look at this scenario and see just how unlikely it is. It is no secret that SpaceX…

  • Russia suffers second launch failure in 2 weeks

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    An International Launch Services (ILS) Proton-M rocket lifted off from Pad 39 in Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan early this morning carrying a Mexican communications satellite (MexSat-1). The initial part of the flight appeared to be nominally however at approximately 500 seconds something went wrong on the rocket’s third stage resulting in the loss of the satellite. The…