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December 23, 2014

Angara-A5 Launch Opens New Page in Russia's Space Exploration
Moscow (Sputnik) Dec 23, 2014
The successful launch of Russia's newest heavy rocket, the Angara A5, from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome, is a significant milestone in the history of Russia's rocket industry, providing the state with independent access to space. The collapse of the USSR in the beginning of 1990s resulted in dissolution of the Soviet airspace industry infrastructure: plants and design bureaus located in former republics were divided from Russia by new interstate borders. The state became highly dependent on its n ... read more

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