Second rocket launch aborted

Published date11 April 2024
Publication titleEvening Chronicle
The launch of the Angara-A5 rocket from the Vostochny spaceport was cancelled about two minutes before its planned time on Wednesday

State news agency RIA-Novosti said the cause was a failure of the pressurisation system for the oxidiser tank of the central block of the rocket.

National space agency Roscosmos said another launch attempt will be postponed for at least one day.

The first attempt on Tuesday also failed because the automatic safety system registered a flaw in...

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