Topic: Baikonur Cosmodrome
Top galleries, list articles, quizzes
-
In Pictures: Space photos of the day: Yuri Gagarin
-
Photos of the Day: Photos of the day 04/05
-
Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 4/03
-
In Pictures: Faces of Anna Chapman
-
In Pictures: Long exposures
All Content
-
Space station crew now at full strength
Following a two day journey, two cosmonauts and a NASA astronaut docked at the International Space Station. Thirty-two Japanese medaka fish also made the trip safely.
-
Space station crew lands safely after shortened mission (+video)
An American and two Russian astronauts landed safely in Kazakhstan after 123 days aboard the International Space Station. Is the Russian space program back on track?
-
Unmanned Russian cargo ship undocks from space station
After its automated docking system failed the first time, the Russian Progress 47 cargo ship successfully passed its second test on Saturday. Now it has un-docked, and is scheduled to burn up in the Earth's atmosphere.
-
Does the new automated Russian space station docking system work? Nyet. (+video)
A test of new automated spacecraft docking gear for Russian flights to the International Space Station automatically aborted during the linkup attempt.
-
Trio of astronauts help restore faith in Russian space program (+video)
The safe arrival Tuesday of an American, Japanese, and Russian astronauts at the International Space Station helps improve confidence in the Russian space program. The Russian effort has been beset by problems lately.
-
Veteran crew en route to space station
A trio of experienced astronauts blasted off Saturday night from Kazakhstan's Baikonour Cosmodrome to join the crew aboard the International Space Station.
-
Russian Soyuz (finally) lifts off for space station (+video)
A Russian Soyuz rocket, with three astronauts aboard, is due at the International Space Station Thursday. On Saturday, the SpaceX 'Dragon' will follow.
-
So a Russian, an American, and a Dutchman blast off in a rocket...
An international trio of astronauts blasted off in a Russian Soyuz rocket Wednesday, and are en route to the International Space Station.
-
Christmas cosmonauts: American, Russian, and Dutchman bound for ISS
NASA astronaut Don Pettit, Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko, and Dutch astronaut Andre Kuipers plan to do 57 experiments during five months on the International Space Stations.
-
International community makes last-ditch attempt to save Russian space probe
Officials from NASA and the European Space Agency have pitched in to help save the Russian Phobos-Grunt probe, which was supposed to fly to a Martian moon to collect soil samples but is instead stuck in orbit around Earth.
-
Russian telescope launch pulls national space program out of black hole
The Spektr-R, a space telescope that was put in orbit Monday, is just one of the ways the Russian space program is getting back on track.
-
In Pictures: Space photos of the day: Yuri Gagarin
-
Photos of the Day: Photos of the day 04/05
-
Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 4/03
-
In Pictures: Faces of Anna Chapman
-
In Pictures: Long exposures
-
In Pictures: Space photos of the day: Russian ISS launch
-
Photos of the Day: Photos of the day 12/14
-
Photos of the Day: Photos of the day 12/13
-
In Pictures: Space photos of the day: Ignition
-
In Pictures: Space photos of the day: USSR Edition
-
Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 10/08
-
Russian Soyuz rocket launches three new crew toward space station
A trio of spaceflyers, including one American astronaut and two Russian cosmonauts, blasted off for the International Space Station tonight onboard a Russian Soyuz spacecraft.
-
In Pictures: Space photos of the day 09/02
-
In Pictures: Space photos of the day 08/24
Become part of the Monitor community