Russia back in space race

Moscow – Russia yesterday conducted a second launch of a new heavy-class Angara rocket, the first developed after the fall of the Soviet Union, nearly six years after its maiden voyage.

Space agency Roscosmos announced the next-generation Angara-A5 rocket had been “successfully” launched with a mock payload.

Agency head Dmitry Rogozin a picture of the rocket on Twitter, writing: “She fl ies, damn it!” –