Sep 9 1998

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A Zenit rocket, launched from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, failed when a computer error caused a premature engine shutdown during the second-stage burn. The rocket fell, crashing in Siberia. The rocket's failure destroyed 12 of Globalstar Inc.'s communications satellites.

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