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Russian Launch Site Mishap Leaves Country’s Space Program in Limbo

2 December 2025 at 13:49
The ability of Russia to launch astronauts to the International Space Station remains in limbo after an incident last week at the Baikonur base in Kazakhstan.

Β© Pavel Mikheyev/Reuters

A Soyuz spacecraft launching from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Nov. 27. The rocket itself headed to space without problem, but the rocket’s exhaust knocked a service platform out of its protective shelter.
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