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August 19, 2015

Russia to Build New Medium-Class Carrier Rocket by 2022
Moscow (Sputnik) Aug 19, 2015
The first flying prototype of the new Soyuz-5 carrier rocket could be built by 2022, Alexander Kirilin, general director of Samara-based Progress rocket and space company, said. "The Soyuz-5.1 is a medium-class carrier rocket with a launch weight of about 270 tonnes," Kirilin said in an interview with RIA Novosti published Tuesday. "It could replace the Soyuz-2 carrier rockets in the future," he added. According to Kirilin, the draft design of the Soyuz-5 is expected to be ready by the end of 2015 ... read more

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