15 December 2015
First British Astronaut Leaves for ISS Today
... astronaut Tim Kopra and Russian astronaut Yuri Malenchenko launched into orbit today, December 15, 2015, from Baikonur Cosmodrome (Kazakhstan). Their science mission at the International Space Station is expected to last six months. They launched...
24 February 2016
Final interview for Scott Kelly tomorrow before his return to Earth
... return to Earth on Tuesday 1st March. Kelly launched to the space station on 27th March, 2015, from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, paving the way for future missions when he embarked on a 340 day mission in space along...
09 March 2016
Components of ExoMars 2016 come together in preparation of launch next week
..., the ExoMars Schiaparelli module, along with the Trace Gas Orbiter (TGO), were transported by train to the Baikonur cosmosdrome where they were paired with the Proton launch vehicle that will carry the spacecraft...
14 March 2016
And it's off! ExoMars 2016 launches successfully
ExoMars 2016, ESA’s mission to Mars, has launched successfully from Baikonur, Kazakhstan at 09:31 GMT this morning. ESA, who have partnered with Russian space agency Roscosmos to provide the ...
10 June 2016
Intelsat 31 Telecommunications Satellite Successfully Placed in Orbit
... of the Proton rocket after a series of recent upgrades. The Proton M rocket was launched on Thursday from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The launch was postponed from its initial launch date due to an issue associated with...
06 July 2016
The next trio of intrepid explorers head to the ISS
... station, before returning to Earth in October. During their two-day transit from the launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan to the ISS, the trio will test a variety of upgraded systems on their Soyuz MS-01 spacecraft before...
