Russia left without crew launch pad for first time in nearly . . . Russia has damaged the only launch pad it uses to send cosmonauts into space This happened during its latest endeavour on November 27, when it launched two Russian and one American astronaut to the ISS Roscosmos said it was assessing the damage and would make repairs soon
Damage at Baikonur: Russia’s Sole Crewed Launch Pad Suffers . . . In a startling turn of events that has sent ripples through the international space community, Russia’s Baikonur Cosmodrome - the historic launch site in Kazakhstan leased by Russia - sustained significant damage during the November 27, 2025, launch of the Soyuz MS-28 mission to the International Space Station (ISS) The incident has left Russia without an operational pad for crewed flights