Putin reprimands officials over abortive Russian space rocket launch

Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a joint news conference with Uzbek President Islam Karimov (not pictured) following their meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, April 26, 2016. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov

MOSCOW (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin has formally reprimanded the head of Russia's space agency and a deputy prime minister over an abortive space rocket launch on Wednesday from a new spaceport, Russian agencies quoted the Kremlin as saying. (Reporting by Dmitry Solovyov; Editing by Andrew Osborn)