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Russia ready to launch a new carrier rocket
Moscow, Russia - A cosmodrome in the Far East will be used
The launch tests for a new type of carrier rocket in Russia could begin soon, deriving the technology directly from the RS-18B intercontinental ballistic missile (Icbm). The reconversion program has been carried out in the space center of Khrunichev and can rely on the good performances of the Icbm, whose launch successfully performed, by now, have been 83 on a total of 89, nearly all from the cosmodrome...
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 43850
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency