{"id":287000,"date":"2025-11-28T00:15:04","date_gmt":"2025-11-28T00:15:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/287000\/"},"modified":"2025-11-28T00:15:04","modified_gmt":"2025-11-28T00:15:04","slug":"baikonur-cosmodrome-collapse-halts-crewed-missions-for-russia-first-time-since-1961-united24-media","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/287000\/","title":{"rendered":"Baikonur Cosmodrome Collapse Halts Crewed Missions for Russia, First Time Since 1961 \u2014 UNITED24 Media"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A\u00a0servicing cabin collapsed at\u00a0the Baikonur Cosmodrome during the launch of\u00a0the Soyuz MS-28 spacecraft to\u00a0the International Space Station (ISS). The collapse occurred at\u00a0the movable fold-out structure beneath the launch pad, where work is\u00a0done on\u00a0the rocket\u2019s tail section. The incident was reportedly caused by\u00a0the rocket\u2019s first-stage engine\u2019s gas jet, which tore through part of\u00a0the launch complex, The Moscow Times reported, citing The Insider on\u00a0November\u00a027.<\/p>\n<p>Every article pushes back against disinformation. Your support keeps our team in the field.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/united24media.com\/donate?banner_variant=article_small_2\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"f-btn f-btn--sm f-btn--primary\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">DONATE NOW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Georgy Trishkin, a\u00a0rocket launch analyst, explained that this particular service cabin is\u00a0crucial for launching Russian crewed missions to\u00a0the ISS, and the incident could lead to\u00a0indefinite delays for Soyuz and Progress spacecraft launches. No\u00a0cosmonauts were injured, but the facility now requires repairs, which could take up\u00a0to\u00a0two years.<\/p>\n<p>Roscosmos has confirmed damage to\u00a0several elements of\u00a0the launch pad but assured that repairs are underway using reserve parts.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/73e932df37352d4a3c27192c2432cdd2.png\"  alt=\"Russia's New Weather Satellites Over the Arctic Can Also Guide Its Military\" width=\"1058\" height=\"596\" class=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Read more<\/p>\n<p>Category<a href=\"https:\/\/united24media.com\/war-in-ukraine\" class=\"c-entry__category\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">War in Ukraine<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/united24media.com\/war-in-ukraine\/russia-is-launching-weather-satellites-over-the-arctic-that-can-also-guide-its-military-12966\" class=\"u-link-overlay\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Russia&#8217;s New Weather Satellites Over the Arctic Can Also Guide Its Military<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n            Oct 30, 2025 14:30\n        <\/p>\n<p>The collapse has left Russia temporarily unable to\u00a0launch crewed missions, marking the first such disruption since 1961. Alternative to\u00a0repairs would be\u00a0the modernisation of\u00a0Gagarin launch pad, but efforts to\u00a0modernize it\u00a0were hindered by\u00a0the UAE\u2019s withdrawal from the project following Russia\u2019s invasion of\u00a0Ukraine, according to\u00a0The Moscow Times.<\/p>\n<p>Previously, it\u00a0was reported that the European Commission is\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/united24media.com\/latest-news\/european-commission-pushes-to-integrate-ukraine-into-key-eu-space-and-defense-initiatives-12889\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">moving<\/a> to\u00a0formally integrate Ukraine into key European space initiatives, recognizing the crucial link between defense and secure satellite technology in\u00a0wartime.<\/p>\n<p>The European Commission submitted<a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurointegration.com.ua\/news\/2025\/10\/28\/7223547\/\" rel=\"external noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"> <\/a>a\u00a0proposal to\u00a0the Council of\u00a0the EU\u00a0to\u00a0initiate negotiations on\u00a0Ukraine\u2019s participation in\u00a0the Government Satellite Communications (Govsatcom) component. This component is\u00a0part of\u00a0the larger EU\u00a0Space Programme and the Union Secure Connectivity Programme.<\/p>\n<p><img data-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/(x0-y203-w1707-h964)-f223fd1ef983f71b86a8d8f52216a8b2.jpg\" data- alt=\"Support our frontline reporters\" width=\"1026\" height=\"577\" class=\"lazy\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/united24media.com\/static\/build\/img\/logo.qJ-S0EWo.svg\" alt=\"Logo\" width=\"169\" height=\"16\"\/><a href=\"https:\/\/united24media.com\/donate?banner_variant=article_malzahn_text_2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external nofollow\" class=\"u-link-overlay\" data-donation-link=\"\">Support our frontline reporters<\/a><\/p>\n<p>We report from the front lines to show the reality of war. Your support helps us stay there and tell the stories that matter.<\/p>\n<p>\n                Related articles\n            <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A\u00a0servicing cabin collapsed at\u00a0the Baikonur Cosmodrome during the launch of\u00a0the Soyuz MS-28 spacecraft to\u00a0the International Space Station (ISS).&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":287001,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[23],"tags":[90,416,56,54,55],"class_list":{"0":"post-287000","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-space","8":"tag-science","9":"tag-space","10":"tag-uk","11":"tag-united-kingdom","12":"tag-unitedkingdom"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/287000","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=287000"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/287000\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/287001"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=287000"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=287000"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=287000"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}