MOSCOW (Reuters) – 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 days in a row. The launch of the Angara, a new post-Soviet launch vehicle, is intended to showcase Russia’s post-Soviet space […]
MOSCOW (Reuters) -The test launch of Russia’s Angara-A5 rocket from the Vostochny Cosmodrome was aborted on Wednesday for the second time this week. “The command to cancel the launch has been issued,” said an announcement made through loudspeakers mere seconds before takeoff at the launch site in Russia’s Far East. It was not immediately clear […]