Baikonur Cosmodrome
New Russian lab briefly knocks space station out of position
A newly arrived Russian science lab briefly knocked the International Space Station out of position on July 29 when it accidentally fired its thrusters.
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World Honors 60th Anniversary of First Manned Space Flight
Today, the world celebrates the 60th anniversary of the first manned space flight. On this day in 1961 Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first human to travel into space. When responding to the ground control if he was ready, he said his famous "Poekhali!" meaning "Let's go!" in Russian. His Vostok1 spacecraft launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome at 09:07 (Moscow time).
Russia Says Space Station Leak Could Be Deliberate Sabotage
Russia launched checks Tuesday after its space chief said an air leak on the International Space Station last week could have been caused by deliberate sabotage.
Space agency chief Dmitry Rogozin said the hole detected Thursday in a Russian space craft docked at the orbiting station was caused by a drill and could have been done deliberately, either back on Earth or in space.
Russia Launched a Space Cargo Ship
Russia fired an unmanned spacecraft "Progress" to the International Space Station after a temporary problem forced the specialists to postpone it with two days.
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Russia launches second rocket from new cosmodrome
Russia launched a second rocket from its new Vostochny cosmodrome in the far east on Nov. 28, as Moscow seeks to ease dependence on Baikonur in Kazakhstan.
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Soyuz rocket blasts off in world's 500th manned space launch
A Soyuz spacecraft with three astronauts successfully launched towards the International Space Station on Sept. 2, marking the 500th manned launch in space travel history.
Unmanned US supply rocket explodes after liftoff
An unmanned U.S. supply rocket exploded shortly after lifting off from a commercial launch pad in Virginia, the first disaster since NASA turned to private operators to run cargo to the International Space Station.
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