MOSCOW (AP) – Russian space officials yesterday 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 yesterday, but the launch was aborted two minutes before. Head of Roscosmos state space corporation Yuri Borisov […]
MOSCOW (AP) Russia’s second attempt to test-launch a new heavy-lift rocket from its Far Eastern space complex was aborted on Wednesday. The launch of the Angara-A5 rocket from the Vostochny spaceport was canceled about two minutes before its planned time of 0900 GMT. State news agency RIA-Novosti said the cause was failure of the […]
MOSCOW (AP) Russia’s second attempt to test-launch a new heavy-lift rocket from its Far Eastern space complex was aborted on Wednesday. The launch of the Angara-A5 rocket from the Vostochny spaceport was canceled about two minutes before its planned time of 0900 GMT. State news agency RIA-Novosti said the cause was failure of the […]
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The test launch of Russia's Angara-A5 rocket from the Far Eastern Vostochny Cosmodrome was aborted on Wednesday for the second time this week. An announcement made over a livestream mere seconds before takeoff said the launch would be cancelled. State news agency RIA-Novosti said the cause was failure of the pressurization system of the oxidizer tank of the central block of the rocket. National space agency Roscosmos said another launch attempt will be postponed for at least one day.