INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Russian space officials on Tuesday aborted the test launch of a new heavy-lift rocket from its far-eastern launch pad.The Angara-A5 rocket
was scheduled to lift off from the Vostochny space launch facility at 0900 GMT Tuesday, but the launch was aborted two minutes before, AP
reported.Yuri Borisov, head of Roscosmos state space corporation, said the automatic safety system canceled the launch after registering a
flaw in the oxidizer tank pressurization system.He said the next launch attempt was set for Wednesday.Tuesday&s launch was to be the fourth
for the Angara-A5, a heavy-lift version of the new Angara family of rockets that has been developed to replace the Soviet-designed Proton
rockets.The post Russia aborts planned test launch of new heavy-lift space rocket first appeared on Ariana News.
