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Soyuz Light Rocket Undergoes Bench Test as Plesetsk Prepares for Angara

Two Russian companies moved forward over the past week on development of a pair of new launch vehicles. TsSKB-Progress conducted a major test of the new light-class Soyuz-2-1c booster while Khrunichev shipped Angara components to the Plesetsk spaceport for testing.
TsSKB-Progress completed a cold bench test on the first stage of the new booster on June 22.
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