Russia Launches First Soyuz Rocket Since Space Station Mission Failure

A Russian Soyuz booster rocket has successfully launched a satellite for the first time since a much-publicized failure in April. The Defense Ministry said the Soyuz 2.1A rocket was launched Friday from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in northern Russia, placing a Russian military satellite into its designated orbit. The failure of the previous Soyuz launch on April 28 led to the loss of an unmanned Progress cargo ship bound for the International Space Station. More

(Source: NBCNews - Jun 6)