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Science 25 October 2002:
Vol. 298. no. 5594, p. 739
DOI: 10.1126/science.298.5594.739d
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Figure 1
A Russian rocket similar to the one that fizzled. (The Russians confiscated all photos from the disaster.)

CREDIT: AP/IT AR TASS

In a major setback for the European Space Agency, a Soyuz rocket carrying a satellite with 44 experiments exploded seconds after lifting off from Pletensk, Russia, on 15 October, killing one and injuring eight people. The satellite was to orbit for 15 days before returning for a soft landing on Earth. The experiments, which are not likely to be repeated for up to 2 years, were designed by scientists from five nations and ranged from physical biochemistry to exobiology.

A similar Soyuz rocket is due to spirit three Russian cosmonauts up to the international space station on 28 October. According to the Russian space agency Rosaviakosmos, this launch will go ahead as scheduled.

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