First rocket blasts off from Russia’s new $2.7B Cosmodrome
- 8 years ago
Russia launched its first rocket from its new spaceport Vostochny Cosmodrome following construction delays and a last-minute abort yesterday A Soyuz rocket carrying three scientific satellites was successfully deployed Russia hopes to have ten launches a year from Vostochny Additional launch pads are being built at the new cosmodrome the total cost of the site is approximately $2.7 billion