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Sergey Kud-Sverchkov

Sergey Kud-Sverchkov

Roscosmos cosmonaut, ISS Expedition 74 commander

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Russia restores ISS launch capability after Baikonur pad collapse

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Aboard the ISS since November 27, 2025

Russia has not been able to send a single spacecraft to the International Space Station (ISS) since November 27, when a 22-ton service cabin tore loose during a rocket launch and crashed into the flame trench at Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan — the only launch site on Earth configured for Russian crewed and cargo missions to the station. On March 22, a Soyuz-2.1a rocket carrying the Progress MS-33 cargo ship lifted off from that same repaired pad, restoring a logistics pathway that had been severed for 115 days.

Updated 3 hours ago