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Updated with second launch abort, Borisov’s remarks.

National space agency Roscosmos said another launch attempt will be postponed for at least one day.

As the Roscosmos chief explained, a new technical malfunction has emerged, which relates to "a failure in the engine start control system"

Russia has failed for a second straight day to test-launch a new heavy-lift rocket from its Far Eastern space complex.

It looks like Vladimir Putins plans to put a nuclear power plant on the moon have been dealt a humiliating blow.

The first launch of the Angara A5 space rocket from Russias Vostochny Cosmodrome will take place on Tuesday, the state space agency Roscosmos said on Monday, in what could be a milestone for...

Russian space officials on Tuesday aborted the test launch of a new heavy-lift rocket from its far-eastern launch pad. The Angara-A5 rocket was scheduled to lift off from the Vostochny space launch facility at 0900 GMT Tuesday, but the launch was aborted two minutes before. Yuri Borisov, head of Roscosmos state space corporation, said the automatic safety system canceled the launch after registering a flaw in the oxidizer tank pressurization system.

Europe News: Aborted launch of Russian Angara-A5 rocket at Vostochny cosmodrome delayed by at least 24 hours, symbolizing President Putin's space ambitions. The ro

The flight of a Russian Angara A5 heavy-lift rocket from Vostochny Cosmodrome was automatically aborted 2 min. before the planned 5:00 a.m. EDT April 9 liftoff.

A technical malfunction forced Russia on Tuesday to abort the test launch of the Angara-A5 rocket from its Vostochny Cosmodrome minutes before it was scheduled to lift off.