Reports indicate Russia has launched its all new Angara rocket on a maiden flight from the Plesetsk cosmodrome. There was no live TV coverage, but local wire agencies suggest the vehicle left the pad at about 12:00 GMT. Read more
Angara rocket test launches postponed due to fin problem
The beginning of flight tests of the Angara rocket is postponed for a year because of the underfinancing of the launch complex construction at the Plesetsk cosmodrome, the Federal Space Agency's head Anatoly Perminov told reporters on Saturday. Read more