Russian rocket lifts off at third attempt

Fri, 12 Apr 2024 05:53:59 GMT
Space Daily

Moscow (AFP) April 11, 2024 A Russian rocket blasted off for a test flight on Thursday at the third...

Moscow (AFP) April 11, 2024 A Russian rocket blasted off for a test flight on Thursday at the third try, after previous launch attempts earlier this week were aborted in the final seconds of countdown. The flagship Angara A5 - a powerful spacecraft designed to carry heavy payloads into low Earth orbit - took off from the Vostochny Cosmodrome in the Russian Far East, a live broadcast showed. "The rocket worked acc