Cosmos 1: "a serious lack of communication and coordination"

Volna Failure Review Board Reports on Loss of Cosmos 1, Planetary Society

“The Planetary Society was not invited to be part of the failure review. We did receive a warning from the U.S. State Department reminding us that, under International Arms Traffic Regulations (ITAR), we are not allowed to participate in a launch failure review without their approval. But even before the failure review, there was a serious lack of communication and coordination with the project and launch vehicle teams.”