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Proton-M rocket explodes shortly after takeoff at Baikonur Cosmodrome (VIDEO)

Baikonur, Kazakhstan - No one was injured, but there is concern for possible toxic emissions

A Russian proton-M rocket exploded shortly after its takeoff from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan and crashed on the ground in the morning of Tuesday 2 July 2013. The launch was broadcast live, and in the images it is possible to see that a few seconds after the liftoff the rocket changed its course and crashed, completely out of control: according to the Russian agency "RIA Novosti" the cause...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1153628
Rome, Italy, 07/02/2013 11:54
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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