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Tuesday, July 02, 2013
Unmanned Russian rocket explodes on takeoff
An unmanned Russian carrier rocket exploded on takeoff at the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, releasing 600 tonnes of highly toxic fuel into the air in images broadcast live on television.
Spectacular footage showed the Proton-M rocket veering off its trajectory just seconds after its 6:38 am (0238 GMT) launch, before erupting into a ball of flames and unleashing clouds of noxious black smoke.
The Russian space agency Roskosmos, citing preliminary information, said the accident caused no damage or casualties.
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