At The Plesetsk Space Launch Centr
Mr Putin noted that the centre’s work is of very high quality and showed excellent preparation and good administrative organisation.
The President also visited the new Soyuz-2 launch facility and the assembly and testing facility for space apparatus carrier rockets, where he learned about the latest achievements in space technology.
Mr Putin then watched the broadcast of the launch of an RS-18 rocket from the Baikonur state space launch testing ground.