Test launch of Bulava missile fails third time this year - paper
Russia on Sunday test fired the R-30 Bulava (SS-NX-30) ballistic missile for the third time and it failed again.
The latest test was carried out from the nuclear submarine Dmitry Donskoi in the White Sea.
There was no official announcement of the test, which is unusual. The two previous unsuccessful launches occurred September 7 and October 25.
Anatoly Perminov, head of the Federal Space Agency, was quoted as saying that the third stage of the missile had failed. Although it is unsure if he was referring to the October test or the latest one.
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