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Russia test launched its Angara-A5 rocket from the Vostochny Cosmodrome on Thursday for the first time after technical glitches prompted officials to abort missions at the very last minute for two...

The Angara-A5 heavy-lift rocket blasted off from the Vostochny spaceport in the Russian Far East at 12:00 p.m. Moscow time on April 11 after two failed attempts in the previous two days

In 2011, the UN General Assembly (UNGA) declared April 12 as the International Day of Human Space Flight, commemorating the beginning of the space era dating back to 1961, when the USSRs Yuri Gagarin carried out the very first human trip into the beyond.

MOSCOW: Russia on Thursday test-launched its Angara-A5 space rocket for the first time from the Vostochny Cosmodrome...

MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia on Wednesday aborted the test launch of its Angara-A5 space rocket due to a malfunction of the engine launch control system, the second time in two days that the rocket's blast-off was cancelled at the very last minute. The lau...

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Russia test launched its Angara-A5 rocket from the Far Eastern Vostochny Cosmodrome on Thursday after technical glitches prompted officials to abort missions at the very last minute for two days in a row. The launch of the Angara is intended to showcase Russia's post-Soviet space ambitions and the growing role played by Vostochny. On Wednesday the test launch of the space rocket was cancelled due to a malfunction of the engine launch control system.

The Orion booster keeps delivering test payload into the target orbit, Roscosmos added

Russia wants to use rocket’s cargo capacities to deliver modules for a future rival to the International Space Station.

MOSCOW (AP) — Russia on Thursday successfully test-launched a new heavy-lift rocket from its Far Eastern space complex, a lift-off that comes after two aborted attempts earlier this week. The first attempt to launch the Angara-A5 rocket from the Vostochny spaceport on Tuesday was canceled about two minutes before the scheduled liftoff due to a […]