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European Space Agency launches rocket with Ukrainian engine
A Vega rocket successfully lifted off from the equatorial Kourou spaceport in French Guiana.
The launch was broadcast on the website of the French company Arianespace.
As President Petro Poroshenko announced on Facebook, one of the stages of the rocket engine was produced by the Ukrainian PA Yuzhny Machine-Building Plant named after A.M. Makarov.
“The RD-843 of the fourth stage of the rocket was developed by the state enterprise Yuzhnoye Design Office and manufactured by the state enterprise …
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Russia to Test Sixteen Ballistic Missiles in 2016
The Strategic Rocket Forces of the Russian Federation (RVSN RF) plans to test launch 16 Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles in 2016.
According to the website of the Russian Defense Ministry, the purpose of these launches is to develop new weapons and test the technical readiness of missile systems.
Earlier it was reported that Russian President Vladimir Putin, during the Annual Expanded Board of the Ministry of Defence in December of 2015, announced that among the priority tasks of the Armed …