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August 25, 2015

First Manned Launch From Russia's Vostochny Cosmodrome Delayed Until 2025
Moscow (Sputnik) Aug 25, 2015
Russia's space agency Roscosmos is postponing the first manned space flight from the new Vostochny Space Center from 2018 until 2025, local media reported Monday citing the federal space program. According to the Izvestiya newspaper, there is no purpose in launching the older Soyuz ship in 2018, with the first launch being carried out using a new ship with a new Angara-A5B carrier rocket. "We are expecting to reach the preparedness level for the implementation of manned space flights by 2025 ... read more

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