MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said Thursday that this week’s failed space launch has dented the nation’s prestige and that those to blame must be held responsible.

A Proton-M booster rocket launched Monday failed to place two communications satellites into target orbits, a mishap that followed several other botched launches. An official investigation is under way.

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