Ostapenko: Super-heavy launcher added to draft space program for 2015-2025

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Ostapenko: Super-heavy launcher added to draft space program for 2015-2025

MOSCOW. April 24 (Interfax-AVN) - The federal space program for 2015-2025 will include a jumbo launch vehicle with a payload capacity of 70-80 tonnes, Federal Space Agency head Oleg Ostapenko said on Thursday.

"The federal space program has yet to be approved. It is just being drafted. We will publish it sometime soon. The super-heavy launcher is included in the federal space program," he said.

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