Russia Delays Long-Awaited Rocket Launch After Equipment Failure
- Angara-A5 now set to launch from Russian Far East on April 10
- Once the space-launch leader, Russia now trails US and China
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Russia canceled the launch of its newest rocket about one minute before liftoff due to equipment failure in a setback for its space program.
The Angara-A5 was set to launch at noon Moscow time from the Vostochny Cosmodrome near the border with northeastern China in Russia’s Far East. The start was called off by an automated abort command, Yury Borisov, the head of Russia’s Roscosmos space corporation, said on Telegram. The event was preliminarily rescheduled for Wednesday, Borisov said.