"Angara" is there! — Dmitry Rogozin (@DRogozin) July 9, 2014 Russia Shakes Off Glitches to Successfully Launch Angara Rocket, Moscow Times “The launch was originally scheduled for June 27, but the rocket’s flight computer automatically aborted the attempt seconds before liftoff. A drop in oxidizer pressure caused by a leaky valve was responsible for the shutdown. Breaking a decades-old tradition of conducting new rocket tests away from the public gaze, […]

Russian Angara 1.2PP Rocket set for Launch Friday [With Video], SpaceRef Business “This Friday after years of delay, Russia is set to launch the Angara 1.2 Pervy Polyot (First Flight) rocket on its maiden voyage, a suborbital demonstration flight. The Angara project started in 1993 with the goal to develop a new national space launch system. The Angara 1 light class of small launchers is intended to replace the Kosmos-3M, […]