Russia has managed to damage the only launch pad it currently has certified for crewed missions to the International Space Station, turning a routine Soyuz flight into a structural crisis for its ...

The explosion that tore through Russia’s main crew launch pad at Baikonur did more than scar a slab of concrete. It abruptly removed one of the International Space Station’s core lifelines, grounding ...

A launch pad at Russia’s main space complex was damaged during Thursday’s launch of a mission carrying two Russians and an American to the International Space Station, Moscow’s space agency announced.