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Russian humanoid robot blasts off to Space Station aboard Soyuz-2.1 rocket
Published time: 22 Aug, 2019 03:30 Edited time: 22 Aug, 2019 03:39
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Russia’s Soyuz-2.1 rocket has blasted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome as part of a test flight to check compatibility of the upgraded booster and spacecraft – which this time carries only a humanoid robot to the ISS.
“The flight will be carried out in unmanned mode. It will be a test flight for the Soyuz-2.1a carrier rocket, which was previously used for delivering space freighters and various satellites to orbit,” Russia’s Roscosmos space corporation said.
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