Russian Satellite To Fall

A Russian Proton rocket carrying a European-built satellite fell back to Earth on Friday shortly after liftoff in the latest accident to hit the country's once-proud space industry.

Pacific Ocean, Defence Ministry spokesman Colonel Alexei Zolotukhin said."Fragments of the Molniya satellite that do not burn up in the upper atmosphere may reach the earth's surface today" he said.

Russian officials say they still have no firm information where a failed Mars moon probe plummeted to Earth, the day after it went down. The unmanned Phobos-Ground probe fell yesterday after being stuck in Earth's orbit for two months.

A Russian Proton rocket carrying a European-built satellite fell back to Earth on Friday shortly after liftoff in the latest accident to hit the country's once-proud space industry.

Pacific Ocean, Defence Ministry spokesman Colonel Alexei Zolotukhin said."Fragments of the Molniya satellite that do not burn up in the upper atmosphere may reach the earth's surface today" he said.

Russian officials say they still have no firm information where a failed Mars moon probe plummeted to Earth, the day after it went down. The unmanned Phobos-Ground probe fell yesterday after being stuck in Earth's orbit for two months.