MOSCOW: A technical fault forced Russia´s space agency on Wednesday to postpone at the last minute the inaugural launch of a rocket into space from its new Vostochny launch-pad, Russian media reported.
An unmanned Soyuz rocket carrying three satellites had been scheduled to fire off into orbit from the Vostochny site, which was built to end Russia´s reliance on the Baikonur cosmodrome in neighbouring Kazakhstan.
Moments before the scheduled launch time, officials at the launch-site, in Russia´s far eastern Amur region, announced a postponement until Thursday morning, citing technical problems, Interfax news agency reported.