Posted: Sun, Apr 14, 2024, 11:08 AM ET (1508 GMT)
The third time was the charm for Russia's Angara rocket. The Angara-A5 rocket lifted off from the Vostochny Cosmodrome at 5:00 am EDT (0900 GMT) Thursday after scrubs the previous two days. The launch was primarily a test flight for the rocket, intended to eventually replace the Proton, and the first Angara-A5 rocket to launch from Vostochny.

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