Proton grounding adds to ISS delay

1999-12-01T00:00:00

The International Space Station (ISS) is facing more delays following Russia's decision to keep its Proton booster grounded until at least March, while improvements are made to the second stage powerplant after two failures in four months. The grounding means that the Russian Zvezda service module for the ISS will ...

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