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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.

The failed launch was carried out during an exercise off the east coast of Florida on 30 January

Rumblings heard by area residents Monday morning were the result of a ground-based interceptor launched at 6:48 a.m. from North Vandenberg Space Force Base by Space Launch Delta 30 Guardians,

The report comes as tensions are soaring between Russia and the West over the fighting in Ukraine.

An unarmed U.S. intercontinental ballistic missile was intentionally destroyed when something went wrong during a test launch from California.