Russian Rocket Crashes In The Pacific, Carrying U.S. Satellite

Russia's rocket track record isn't looking so good lately. A Russian rocket carrying a U.S. satellite crashed into the Pacific this morning. No one was hurt, thankfully, but this isn't exactly good news for Russian commercial rockets--or the company that organized this launch. It's not clear yet exactly what happened to the Zenit-3SL rocket. It was carrying a telecommunications satellite made by Boeing, Intelsat-27, and the launch was organized by Sea Launch, a company owned by a Russian-led con...