Russia is aiming for the damaged Baikonur Cosmodrome launchpad, its only site capable of sending crewed rockets to space, to be operational again by late February as restoration work intensifies.

Russia’s space agency Roscosmos said Tuesday that it plans to complete repairs to a damaged launchpad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan by the end of February 2026. The launchpad’s service ...

The current chaos in Kazakhstan isn't seriously impacting the famous spaceport in the nation, Russian officials say. Spiking fuel prices spurred a wave of protests recently across Kazakhstan, an ...

Russia has once again postponed the launch of its Soyuz-5 rocket, this time due to the need for additional testing. Russia’s ...

ASTANA, Kazakhstan – Kazakhstan has big plans for Russia’s Baikonur Cosmodrome, the first and biggest working facility for space launches – they want to convert it into a tourist attraction, in ho ...

Starsem and its Russian partners announce the 1655th successful launch of the Soyuz from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Lift-off occurred Wednesday, January 24th at 9:28 a.m. Baikonur local ...

MOSCOW, 8 March (BelTA) – Belarus’ flag was raised at the Baikonur Cosmodrome on 8 March, BelTA learned from the press service of the Cosmonaut Training Center. “The morning at Baikonur began with the ...

MOSCOW – Russia stepped up efforts Friday to resolve a dispute with neighbor Kazakhstan over its demand to reduce the number of commercial satellite launches from the Russian-leased Baikonur ...

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BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan, July 1 (UPI) -- The oldest manned spaceport in the world is also still the busiest and, as it has so often in the past, the Baikonur Cosmodrome is once again beating the odds.

Baikonur cosmodrome The world's oldest and to this day most active site for space launches -- Baikonur in Kazakhstan -- is celebrating its 50th anniversary today. The first artificial satellite and ...