Russia’s only operational crew launch pad was heavily damaged during a Soyuz liftoff to the International Space Station, abruptly removing one of the world’s few remaining human spaceflight gateways.

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A Russian launch pad was damaged during a recent mission to the International Space Station. The launch successfully sent one NASA astronaut and two Russian cosmonauts to the orbital outpost. The ...

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"It's unwelcome, but not a crisis meriting some of the 'Russia out of manned spaceflight' headlines." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it ...

The New Izvestia article makes it seem like the current ISS (and future ROS) orbit is out of reach of Baikonur, is that true? I don't know enough about orbital mechanics to know if it's that big of a ...