MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia on Thursday test-launched its Angara-A5 space rocket for the first time from the Vostochny Cosmodrome in the Far East, successfully putting a test load in low orbit as part of ...

Credit: Nikolay Lapshin/Khrunichev Center The flight of a Russian Angara A5 heavy-lift rocket from the Vostochny Cosmodrome was automatically aborted 2 min. before the planned 5:00 a.m. EDT April 9 ...

The Angara-A5 first test-launch from the Vostochny spaceport in Russia’s Far East was initially scheduled for the afternoon of April 9 but the liftoff was cancelled by an automatic safety system two ...

The Angara A5's upper-stage booster apparently didn't perform a second engine firing as planned. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.

MOSCOW (AP) — Russia on Monday successfully test-launched its heavy lift Angara A5 space rocket for the second time, the country’s military and space officials said. The rocket lifted off Monday ...

The Angara-A5 heavy-lift rocket blasted off from the Vostochny spaceport in the Russian Far East at 12:00 p.m. Moscow time on April 11 after two failed attempts in the previous two days VOSTOCHNY ...