Russian NTV International television said the accident occurred during the launch of a Vostok rocket on March 18, 1980. Reginald Turnill, who covered the story in 1970 for the BBC, reports on the mission. A Lockheed Martin Atlas 2AS is scheduled to launch a classified payload for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office on Sept. 8 from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. Visit the Tracking Station for a full listing of upcoming launches. New prediction of asteroid's damage from Earth strike.
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