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Damage at Baikonur’s only ISS‑ready Soyuz pad sparks operational concerns

A 20‑metric‑ton service platform falling into a flame trench is not the kind of post‑launch headline any space agency wants. Yet that is precisely what happened at Baikonur Cosmodrome’s Site 31/6 on ...
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Baikonur launch pad damage raises questions amid smooth ISS docking

Could a crew’s safe arrival mask deeper troubles on the ground? Hours after a Russian Soyuz MS‑28 spacecraft delivered two cosmonauts and a NASA astronaut to the International Space Station, Roscosmos ...
Digital Journal

Soyuz rocket with three astronauts launches towards ISS after delay

Three astronauts aboard a Soyuz spacecraft successfully launched towards the International Space Station on Thursday after a two-month delay caused by a Russian rocket failure. The spacecraft blasted ...
Reuters

Blue Origin faces months of delays after rocket explosion damages launch pad

NEW YORK, May 30 (Reuters) - Blue Origin faces a months-long setback after the explosion of a rocket damaged its launch pad, company and industry sources said, scrambling schedules for Amazon ...