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The Latest Breaking News from Baikonur

Want to glamp at the world’s first cosmodrome? That could soon be a reality

Kazakhstan is turning decommissioned space sites into glamping spots, museums and family-friendly tourism hubs.

Euronews

NASA astronaut and Russian crewmates arrive at the International Space Station

US astronaut Jonny Kim and two Russian crewmates took off from the Russia-leased Baikonur facility in Kazakhstan in a Russian Soyuz rocket.

Euronews

Russian spaceport visited by Kim has troubled history blighted by corruption and construction delays

The Russian space launch facility where President Vladimir Putin has hosted North Korean leader Kim Jong Un reflects an ambitious attempt by Moscow to burnish its scientific glory that faded after the Soviet collapse

The Independent UK

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American, Russians to Blast off for ISS as War Rages in Ukraine

A US astronaut and two Russian cosmonauts are set to blast off to the International Space Station Wednesday on a Russian-operated flight despite soaring tensions between Moscow and Washington over Russia's invasion of Ukraine. NASA's Frank Rubio and Russia's Sergey Prokopyev and Dmitry Petelin are scheduled to take off from…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Russia to Launch Iranian Satellite amid Ukraine War Concerns

Russia is scheduled to launch an Iranian satellite into orbit on Tuesday, but Tehran brushed off fears that Moscow might use it in the war against Ukraine. Iran's "Khayyam" satellite is scheduled to take off from the Moscow-operated Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 0552 GMT, three weeks after Russian President…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Space Rocket With Separatist DPR And LPR Flags Takes To Launchpad Ahead Of Trip To ISS

These images show a space rocket bearing flags of the separatist Luhansk and Donetsk People’s Republics at Russia’s famous Baikonur launchpad before it takes off for the International Space Station.

Zenger

British YouTube travel star Benjamin Rich arrested in Kazakhstan

British YouTube travel blogger Benjamin Rich, who specialises in remote and sometimes dangerous parts of the world, has been arrested at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, the head of the Russian space agency Roscosmos said on Saturday.

Reuters

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UK Government-backed OneWeb suspends satellite launch at Russian-run spaceport

The communications firm said its board had voted to suspend all launches of satellites from Baikonur Cosmodrome.

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