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Angara Blast-Off Aborted Due to Engine Launch Control System Failure - Roscosmos

10:14 GMT, 10 April 2024
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VOSTOCHNY COSMODROME (Sputnik) - The launch of the Russian-made Angara-A5 space rocket from the Vostochny Cosmodrome was canceled on Wednesday due to the failure of the engine launch control system, Russia’s state space corporation Roscosmos head Yuri Borisov said.
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"A new technical failure has been revealed … it is a failure in the engine launch control system," Borisov told reporters, adding that another attempt to launch the space rocket will be made on Thursday.
Angara-A5 rocket is the 761-ton behemoth designed to boost national self-sufficiency in space exploration.
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