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Russia and Kazakhstan discuss Baiterek and tourism at Baikonur

Russia and Kazakhstan discuss Baiterek and tourism at Baikonur

Today, a meeting of the intergovernmental commission of Kazakhstan and Russia was held, the topic of which was the Baikonur Cosmodrome. The meeting was attended by the Minister of Industry and Trade Denis Manturov and the Deputy Prime Minister of Kazakhstan Roman Sklyar.

Criminal gang neutralized at Baikonur

Criminal gang neutralized at Baikonur

According to the National Security Committee of Kazakhstan, the day before, in Baikonur a joint operation of Kazakh and Russian special services was held to neutralize a socially dangerous organized criminal group. The …

Progress MS-21 cargo spacecraft put into orbit

Progress MS-21 cargo spacecraft put into orbit

A Soyuz-2.1a rocket put the Progress MS-21 cargo ship into low-Earth orbit, now it will have to fly independently to the International Space Station (ISS) for two days, according to the Mission Control Center in the Moscow region, where the …

Russia puts Iranian satellite Khayyam into orbit

Russia puts Iranian satellite Khayyam into orbit

A Soyuz-2.1b carrier rocket, equipped with a Fregat booster, which is to put into orbit the Iranian satellite Khayyam and 16 small spacecraft, was launched on Tuesday from the Baikonur Cosmodrome, according to a live broadcast on the Roscosmos …

Situation in Baikonur calm despite protests

Situation in Baikonur calm despite protests

Law enforcement agencies in Baikonur, a city in Kazakhstan, which is leased by Russia, are working as normal and the situation is calm, the press service of Russia’s space corporation Roscosmos told reporters on Wednesday. …

Russian film crew to fly to ISS to shoot feature film

Russian film crew to fly to ISS to shoot feature film

The launch vehicle Soyuz-2.1a carrying the Soyuz MS-19 manned spacecraft will be launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome on Tuesday. Roscosmos cosmonaut Anton Shkaplerov, as well as actress Yulia Peresild and director Klim Shipenko, who …

Russian doctors arrive to Baikonur (VIDEO)

Russian doctors arrive to Baikonur (VIDEO)

Russian doctors flew to Kazakhstan's Baikonur to combat the Covid-19 outbreak. The relevant message was published on the Roscosmos website. A charter flight of the state corporation with the combined medical detachment of the …

Proton-M to be launched from Baikonur on October 9

Proton-M to be launched from Baikonur on October 9

On October 9, the Proton-M launch vehicle, installed on the launch site at the Baikonur cosmodrome, will deliever the Eutelsat 5 West B and Mission Extension Vehicle-1 telecommunications satellites into the orbit, Roscosmos reports. …

RDIF to invest $87 mln in modernizing Baikonur spaceport

RDIF to invest $87 mln in modernizing Baikonur spaceport

The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) will invest $87 million in modernizing infrastructure at the Baikonur spaceport together with Middle Eastern investors, GK Launch Services and with the support of Russia's Roscosmos space …

Soyuz MS-12 spacecraft prepared for launch at Baikonur

Soyuz MS-12 spacecraft prepared for launch at Baikonur

At the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, the Soyuz MS-12 spacecraft is ready for encapsulation into the nose fairing of the Soyuz booster rocket March 6, according to NASA press release. Expedition 59 crew members Nick …

 New crew arrives at International Space Station

New crew arrives at International Space Station

The crewmembers of the manned Soyuz MS-11 spacecraft that docked to the International Space Station (ISS) yesterday evening has entered the station after pressure inside the spaceship and the station was equalized, a spokesman for the mission …