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Russia: the first launch of the carrier rocket has been postponed

Moscow, Russia - Official sources claim it is nothing extraordinary

Some official sources, said today, according to what the Muscovite newspaper "Ria Novosti" reported, that the first launch of the Russian carrier rocket expected for October 29, would presumably postponed of several days because of some ground systems failure. Always according to such sources the fact that the launch has been postponed is nothing extraordinary because "It is always extremely difficult...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 105706
Rome, Italy, 10/20/2004 17:28
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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