It would be an understatement to say that Angara’s development time has been… protracted. The first plans materialized in 1992, but Proton’s success beyond Russian borders led to developers putting development on the backburner. The first test flight failed in 2009, and the first successful tests didn’t come until 2014. The Angara rocket family won’t …
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