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February 21, 2014

Russia's PM Medvedev to visit Plesetsk cosmodrome
Moscow (Voice of Russia) Feb 21, 2014
Russia's Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev will make a working tour to the city of Mirny, Arkhangelsk Region, and visit the Plesetsk space launch center. A government press service official said that at the cosmodrome proper, the Preier would inspect facilities designed for preparing and launching spacecraft. The Head of Government will also hold a conference on the development of the space rocket system Angara and discuss readiness for the testing of the new multifunctional carrier rocket. ... read more

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