The statement
said Roscosmos and the European Space Agency had taken the
decision to delay the second stage of the ExoMars mission partly
because of delays by European and Russian industrial
contractors.
In March, Europe and Russia launched a spacecraft from the
Baikonur spaceport in Kazakhstan as part of the ExoMars program.
(Reporting by Alexander Winning; Editing by Alison Williams)
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