Main article: Cosmonautics of Russia and the USSR
2025: Damage to launch pad during rocket launch to ISS
In December 2025, Russia hoped to demonstrate a space breakthrough: the launch of communications satellites in low Earth orbit and the debut of a new rocket from the historic Baikonur cosmodrome. Instead, there was an accident on the launch pad during the launch to the ISS. Russian cosmonauts and NASA astronaut arrived at the station safely, but the launch pad was damaged, the timing of the recovery is unknown.
The prolonged closure of Baikonur will seriously hit manned flights to the International Space Station, making SpaceX even more influential.
Experts note that the incident increases pressure on the head of Roscosmos Dmitry Bakanov.
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