Kazakhstan and Russia fail to agree on Baiterek space launch complex
According to Russia’s Izvestia newspaper, “it means the start of the decline of the cosmodrome still ranked first by the number of launches”.
President Nazarbayev suggests launching Baikonur Innovation Fund in partnership with Russia
According to him, it is important to think of modernization of the Baikonur town.
Kazakhstan is ready to discuss development of Sodruzhestvo superheavy rocket in cooperation with Russia and Ukraine
The project is very interesting: Head of KazKosmos Talgat mussabayev.
Russia’s Energia Space Corporation mulling a new superheavy carrier rocket in partnership with Kazakhstan and Ukraine
The superheavy carrier rocket capable of sending a spaceship of up to 20 tons to the moon.
Russian cargo ship manages to dock at ISS on second try
The Russian cargo ship that undocked from the International Space Station to perform tests managed to re-couple Sunday after a failed attempt earlier in the week.
Russia to overhaul Gagarin launching pad at Kazakhstan’s Baikonur in 2014
Currently the launching pad is used to launch Soyuz TMA vehicles to the ISS as well as cargo vehicles Progress.
Baikonur will develop regardless of Russia's presence: Mussabayev
Head of Kazakhstan Space Agency talked about the future development of Baikonur in case Russia moves out to Vostochnyi cosmodrome.
Delayed Russian launches from Baikonur scheduled for July and September 2012
Two Russian space launches from Kazakhstan's Baikonur will be made in the middle of summer and the beginning of autumn.
Terrorists may attack Baikonur in guise of tourists
Head of Baikonur administration believes that making the city a tourist center will increase the risk of terrorist attacks.
Kazakhstan permitted Russia to resume launches from Baikonur
We have agreed that Kazakhstan issues a permit to Russia for these unplanned launches: Karim Massimov.
Equipment at Baikonur will last for 10 years only
And it is not by accident that by this time Russia plans to build a cosmodrome of its own [Vostochny] in its own territory: National Space Agency’s Strategic Plan for 2011-2015.
Astana does not hinder launches of Russian satellitles from Baikonur: Kazakhstan Space Agency
Kazakhstan has never banned the coordinated launches. Do not blow it into a political issue: Mussabayev.
Russia to resume launches at Baikonur within a month
Kazakhstan hasn’t prohibited any launches that were concerted in advance: KazKosmos Head.
Russia’s State Space Agency Head to visit Kazakhstan to discuss the drop zone for rocket debris
Plans are there to secure a long-term agreement so that not to obtain a permit for each individual launch.
Not a single space power operates from other countries’ cosmodromes: Russia's Vice PM
Russia will keep on cooperating with Kazakhstan at the Baikonur cosmodrome while the Russia-based Vostochnyi cosmodrome is gaining momentum: Russia’s Vice Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin.
Cosmodrome Baikonur has been overstretched for the recent years: RosCosmos Space Agency Vice Head Aleksandr Lopatin
However friendly Kazakhstan may be, the facility is a rented one. It is a political issue. I don’t mean that Kazakhstan may abruptly “cut off the oxygen” for Russia: Aleksandr Lopatin.
Kazakhstan’s Vice PM commissioned to negotiate delayed Baiterek space launch complex with Russia
Initially the Baiterek (“poplar tree”) space launch complex was supposed to be constructed at Baikonur in 2013, following the testings of Angara booster rocket.
Kazakhstan is waiting for Russia’s decision on Baiterek space launch complex
Should a space launch complex for the Angara booster rocket be constructed in the Far East, it is no point for the Kazakh side to compete with its major strategic partner: National Space Agency Vice head.
Russia’s military establishments to step out of Baikonur by early 2012
11284 military division formed on June 2, 1955 and known as the Fifth science and research training ground of the USSR Military of Defense, will be liquidated by the end of December.
Kazakhstan lifts ban on launches of Russia’s intercontinental ballistic missiles
An intercontinental ballistic missile will be launched from Baikonur in November: Vladimir Popovkin, Head of the Federal Space Agency