Helicopter fall destroys Foton
THE 2,000kg RUSSIAN Foton recoverable micro-gravity capsule, carrying European Space Agency (ESA), French and German experiments worth over $3 million, was destroyed after it was dropped about 100m (330ft) from a recovery helicopter on 3 March.
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