Topic: Baikonur Cosmodrome

The Russian cargo ship Progress M-14M was launched from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan early Thursday, bringing water and fuel to the...
Eric Anderson, 37, is the founder of Space Adventures, a company that acts as the middleman for rich people who want to go to space and the Russian...
NASA Television will provide live coverage of the launch and docking of the next spacecraft to resupply the International Space Station. The...

Russian space ship fails to reach orbit

0 . An unmanned Russian supply ship bound for the International Space Station failed to reach its planned orbit Wednesday, and pieces of it fell in ...
Russias Soyuz spacecraft blasts off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).. . "Soyuz blasts off, to dock...
Official: Russian spacecraft damaged during transportation to launch siteRussia's space agency chief says that a spacecraft that is used to ferry crew to the international space station in December has been damaged during transportation by rail.Anatoly Perminov said Thursday that ...

What Was the First Space Station?

Like many other firsts in space exploration, the first space station was launched by the Soviet Union. The space station had a dry weight of 18,425 kg (40,620 pounds), and was launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in present-day Kazakhstan.The ...
<div><p>Armed interior ministry forces patrolled the train tracks at Russia's Baikonur cosmodrome on Wednesday, amid heightened security ahead of a launch to the International Space Station.</p><p>The Soyuz rocket set to blast off on Friday was rolled ...

Space station crew set for pioneering launch

The American and Russian pair set to take over the International Space Station (ISS) this week said Wednesday they felt privileged to be part of the doubling of its permanent crew.Speaking ahead of Thursday's launch from the Baikonur cosmodrome, Michael ...

China makes it 3-for-3 in diving

The billionaire founder of psychedelic live entertainment group Cirque du Soleil recently completed a $35 million ride to a space station via Space Adventures. Launched from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on a Russian rocket Sept. 30, the acrobat's journey lasted 12 ...