[FPSPACE] Anniversary of the Russian ICBM Rocket

[LARRY KLAES]

Anniversary Of The Russian ICBM Rocket

Korolev, Russia (SPX) Aug 23, 2007 - Today is the 50th anniversary of the 
first successful launch of R-7 intercontinental ballistic missile developed 
at the Special Design Bureau No.1 (now S.P.Korolev RSC Energia). The first 
long-range two-stage intercontinental ballistic missile in our country was 
intended for delivering a warhead to any point on the territory of a 
potential enemy. The R-7 rocket design was fundamentally ... more


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