In India, broke the launch of the first rocket with buster by its own made.. / April 16, 2010 /

Setback ended the first attempt of Indian space scientists launch rocket cryo own production. According to the head of the Indian space agency (ISRO) Dr. Radhakrishnan Koppilila (Koppilil Radhakrishnan), cryogenic upper stage, according to preliminary data, still running, but it did not work the other two engines are responsible for the space maneuver, the newspaper The Hindu.

The accident occurred at 304 seconds of flight when the rocket reached the speed of 4.9 kilometers per second. Its wreckage fell into the Bay of Bengal.

Radhakrishnan said that the development of Indian cryogenic engine took 18 years, and the next launch from its use will be held during the year.

Earlier in the Indian launch vehicle was a Russian cryogenic engine «12 BEF» recalls RIA Novosti.

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