Russias Proton M rocket undergoes rapid unscheduled disassembly

Russia doesn t believe in rockets having a selfdestruct option. Let s see how that played out for In 2013, NASA s Russian counterpart, Roscosmos, launched the Russian made ProtonM from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Seconds into the flight, the rocket began to pitch to the side as the onboard computer attempted to make course corrections. The efforts were unsuccessful and the ProtonM rocket essentially became an unguided missile, much to the fear of the spectators who were nearby. The ro