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New Russian space launch vehicle undergoing final tests, top official says

by | Apr 12, 2026 | JPost | 0 comments

FILE PHOTO: A Soyuz-2.1a rocket booster with a Progress MS-33 cargo spacecraft blasts off to the International Space Station (ISS) from the launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan March 22, 2026. (photo credit: RUSSIAN SPACE AGENCY ROSCOSMOS/HANDOUT VIA REUTERS)
Plans call for the new two-stage rocket, capable of placing payloads of up to 17 metric tonnes in orbit, to be used in place of Zenit rockets.

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