14 October 2015
Putin delays first launch from new Russian cosmodrome
... News Agency reported. Vostochny’s completion had been planned for December. The facility is intended to replace the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, which Russia has been leasing. The first launch expected from Vostochny is the Lomonosov...
11 December 2015
ISS Crew have undocked and are heading for Earth
... cosmonaut Yuri Malenchenko and Tim Peake of ESA (European Space Agency), who are scheduled to launch from Baikonur, Kazakhstan, on 6th December and due to arrive at the station around 6 hours later. Peake, who will make...
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 ...
