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  Five Russian nuclear engineers buried after rocket explosion

  World | August 12, 2019 22:54 IST

  The engineers, who died Thursday, were laid to rest Monday in Sarov, which hosts Russia's main nuclear weapons research center, where they worked. Flags flew at half-staff in the closed city, located 370 kilometres (230 miles) east of Moscow, which has served as a base for Russia's nuclear weapons program since the late 1940s. The coffins were displayed at Sarov's main square before being driven to a cemetery.

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  US launch pad where rocket exploded back next year

  World | December 18, 2014 7:27 IST

  Virginia: Despite a massive explosion in October, authorities say a state-owned launch pad at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility should be repaired and ready for testing late next year.Orbital Sciences' Antares rocket exploded seconds after liftoff