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Putin hails first rocket launch from new cosmodrome after delay


VOSTOCHNY: Russia launched the first rocket from its new Vostochny cosmodrome on Thursday, with President Vladimir Putin hailing the event after dressing down officials over a delay caused by a technical glitch.
The launch is a major milestone for Russia’s beleaguered space sector, with the new spaceport in the far east of the country touted to mark a rebirth of an industry plagued by a string of embarrassments in recent years.
The Soyuz 2.1a rocket carrying three satellites took off at 11.01am (10.01am Malaysia), the Roscosmos national space agency said in a statement, after the countdown was automatically halted for technical reasons …read more

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