Baikonur Cosmodrome, an icon of Russian space exploration neglected in recent times by Moscow, is seeking a future. The legendary Soviet spaceport, situated on the Kazakh Steppe in southern Kazakhstan ...

In September 2024, a Soyuz rocket blasted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome en route to the International Space Station (ISS). Aboard were two Russians and an American. Given the depths to which ...

Russia will return the oldest and most famous launch pad in the Baikonur Cosmodrome, also known as “Gagarin’s Start,” to Kazakhstan, handing it over by 1 June. Kazakhstan plans to turn the world’s ...

Just over two weeks after the CRS-33 cargo delivery to the International Space Station, another cargo ship is now flying to humanity’s orbital outpost, this time from the other side of the world.

While Russia continues to lease Baikonur Cosmodrome, it has so far returned over fifty decommissioned facilities to Kazakhstan. The government now plans to use them to create a vibrant tourism ...

MOSCOW, 3 June (BelTA - TV BRICS) - Yesterday marked the 70th anniversary of the founding of Baikonur, the world's first and largest spaceport, which played a key role in the development of manned ...