• Russia Opens Criminal Case in Glonass Mishap [RIA Novosti]

  Russian prosecutors have opened a criminal negligence case against space officials they say were responsible for the loss of three Glonass navigation satellites in a December crash, Russia’s official RIA Novosti news agency reported May 23.

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  Russian Prosecutors: Workers’ Negligence Caused Spacecraft Losses [RIA Novosti]

  The Russian Prosecutor General’s Office blames the loss of the Express-AM4 telecommunications satellite Aug. 18 and the Progress M-12M space freighter six days later on employee negligence, and has proposed introducing criminal punishment for those found guilty of causing serious damage to the country’s space industry, the state-owned RIA Novosti news agency reported Oct. 18.

• Wealth of Scientific Potential in Russian Mission to Martian Moon [RIA Novosti]

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  Russian President Vows To Punish Space Officials [RIA Novosti]

• Russian Satellite Crashes in Siberia; Soyuz Failure Cited [RIA Novosti]

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