In Russia's Far East, a new heavy-lift rocket blasts off into space after two aborted launches – Winnipeg Free Press
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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 […]