Russia’s Future Space Station Pivot Revives Baikonur Role
A Soyuz MS-05 spacecraft prepares to launch to the International Space Station with Expedition 52 astronauts at the Baikonur Cosmodrome on July 28, 2017, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan.
Credit: Joel Kowsky via Planetpix/Alamy
Russia’s decision to alter the orbital plans for the Russian Orbital Station (ROS) follow-on to the International Space Station (ISS) has caused Moscow to build use of the Baikonur spaceport back into its planning. The spaceport in Kazakhstan is set to serve as the launch point for initial elements...
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