RUSSIA - Putin watches 1st ever takeoff from Vostochny Cosmodrome

After a last-minute delay Russia has successfully launched the Soyuz 2.1a booster, the first rocket to take off from its new space facility, the Vostochny Cosmodrome. The Soyuz 2.1a booster blasted off in the early hours of Thursday morning local time, after the launch was called off one and a half minutes before the planned lift off the day before. President Vladimir Putin flew in to Vostochny especially for the launch on Wednesday and extended his stay in order to see it.

INC News, 28/04/2016 - source: ©Euronews