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Tough but fair

First look at the payload fairing of the N1/L3 lunar expeditionary complex.

 

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August 20, 20:13 Moscow Time: A Soyuz-2.1a rocket to launch the Bion-M No. 2 biological research satellite from Site 31 in Baikonur.

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