Russia launches new-generation Soyuz-5 carrier rocket for first time

ALMATY, May 1 (Xinhua) -- Russia on Thursday launched its new-generation Soyuz-5 medium-class carrier rocket, marking its maiden launch under the framework of flight development tests, state space corporation Roscosmos said. According to a statement released on Roscosmos' official website, the Soyuz-5 rocket lifted off from Launch Pad 45 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 9 p.m. Moscow time on Thursday

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