16.05.2015 - 17:57 [ ITAR-TASS ]

Medvedev orders to set up commission for identifying responsible for Proton failure

Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has ordered to set up a commission for identifying those responsible for an abortive launch of the Proton-M carrier rocket, the prime minister’s spokeswoman, Natalia Timakova, said on Saturday. „Roscosmos [Russia’s space authority] head Komarov notified the prime minister by phone about the abnormal situation following the Proton carrier launch and also about supposed causes,“ Timakova said.