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Russian Spacecraft Launch Aborted Seconds Before Take-off

Russia had devoted the launch to Yuri Gagarin, the first man in space, who would have turned 90 this month (Credit: AFP)

The launch of a Russian spacecraft to the International Space Station was aborted at the last minute on Thursday, in another high-profile setback for Russia's space programme.

The Russian Soyuz MS-25 mission was due to take off from the Baikonur space port in Kazakhstan on Thursday, carrying three astronauts from Russia, the United States and Belarus.

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