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Russia Plans 29 Space Launches in 2017

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Russia's Roscosmos state corporation plans 29 space launches next year, up from 17 launches in 2016, the TV Roscosmos station said Friday. 30.12.2016, Sputnik International

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Russia Plans 29 Space Launches in 2017

12:59 GMT 30.12.2016 (Updated: 13:00 GMT 30.12.2016)

© REUTERS / Shamil ZhumatovThe Soyuz MS-02 spacecraft carrying the crew of Shane Kimbrough of the U.S., Sergey Ryzhikov and Andrey Borisenko of Russia blasts off to the International Space Station (ISS) from the launchpad at the Baikonur cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, October 19, 2016.

The Soyuz MS-02 spacecraft carrying the crew of Shane Kimbrough of the U.S., Sergey Ryzhikov and Andrey Borisenko of Russia blasts off to the International Space Station (ISS) from the launchpad at the Baikonur cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, October 19, 2016. - Sputnik International

Russia's Roscosmos state corporation plans 29 space launches next year, up from 17 launches in 2016, the TV Roscosmos station said Friday.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) — Deputy Prime Minister and head of Roscosmos supervisory committee Dmitry Rogozin said Wednesday 23 launches are planned in 2017.

"Twenty-nine space launches are planned in 2017, there may be unscheduled [launches]," the corporation's TV station said. Roscosmos has not officially disclosed its projections.