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Russian-American solar-powered spacecraft project failed
Moscow, Russia - The first space navigation test by solar thrust
The first space mission for a solar energy-powered spacecraft failed after the launch from a Russian submarine in the Barents Sea yesterday. The Cosmos-1 would not have succeeded in reaching the scheduled orbit may be falling in lower one, where it seems is going on to send signals to the Earth anyway. The first Volna missile engine (a Cold War’s relic) would have failed 83 seconds after the launch. T...
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AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency