Russia’s space industry has been dealt one of its heaviest blows since the Soviet collapse after back-to-back rocket launch failures. <br /><br /> Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin warned this week that quickly resolving issues was “a matter of honour.”<br /><br /> “Rocket-space activity is essential to the country’s social-economic development. It’s a matter of honour for us to give back to Russia, as a space power, its leading position in the world,” Rogozin said.<br /><br /> The latest Russian-built Proton rocket launched last weekend developed a problem in its third-stage engine eight minutes into the flight, resulting in the loss of a Mexican communications satellite.<br /><br /> Proton-M has a history of mishaps, leading to the loss of three navigation satellites last year.<br /><br /> Russian Proton-M rocket crashes, explodes … – http://t.co/WOW5SkhQAk #Crash #Rockets #Russia #Satellites pic.twitter.com/EvjXazIOvv— Disinformation (@disinfo) May 19, 2015 <br /><br /> Earlier this month, the unmanned Russian spaceship Progress
