Baikonur

07.06.2022 15:16

Kairat Nurtai appointed as special representative of Kazakh President at Baikonur

NUR-SULTAN. KAZINFORM By order of the Kazakh President Kairat Nurtai was named a special representative of the Kazakh President at the Baikonur complex, Kazinform cites Akorda.

28.04.2022 16:54

Baikonur hosts international taekwondo tournament

BAIKONUR. KAZINFORM – Baikonur for the first time plays a host to a large international Class A WT taekwondo tournament these days, Kazinform correspondent reports.

12.04.2022 16:15

Baikonur holds Cosmonautics Day celebrations

BAIKONUR. KAIZNFORM – The Day of Cosmonautics marking the first man in space was celebrated at the Baikonur space complex, Kazinform correspondent reports.

14.03.2022 17:14

Quarantine extended until March 28 in Baikonur

BAIKONUR. KAZINFORM – Baikonur city extended its coronavirus quarantine regime up until the end of March, Kazinform correspondent reports.

09.02.2022 14:40

Baikonur extends quarantine till end of winter, eases restrictions

BAIKONUR. KAZINFORM Baikonur has eased current COVID-19 quarantine restrictions starting from February 9, Kazinform reports.

24.01.2022 15:15

Baikonur lifts heightened terrorist threat level

BAIKONUR. KAIZNFORM – The «blue» level of terrorist threat has been lifted in Baikonur city today, Kazinform correspondent reports.

17.01.2022 18:51

Kazakh President’s Special Representative to Baikonur complex relieved of his duties

NUR-SULTAN. KAZINFORM The Head of State decreed to relieve Serik Suleimenov of his duties as the Kazakh President’s Special Representative to the Baikonur complex, the Akorda press service reports.

20.12.2021 17:50

Baikonur prolongs quarantine measures until Jan next year

BAIKONUR. KAZINFORM – Baikonur city extends the quarantine regime and COVID-19 restrictions until January 17, 2022, Kazinform correspondent reports.

26.11.2021 10:30

3 launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome set for December

BAIKONUR-KAZINFORM – Three launches are set to be carried out from the Baikonur Cosmodrome on December this year, Kazinform correspondent reports.

24.11.2021 11:02

New ISS module Prichal to be launched from Baikonur on Wednesday

BAIKONUR. KAZINFORM Russia’s new nodal module Prichal will be launched to the International Space Station (ISS) on Wednesday, the press service of the Russian state-run space corporation Roscosmos has told TASS.

23.11.2021 19:07

President signs law on Baiterek space rocket complex creation

NUR-SULTAN. KAZINFORM – Head of State Kassym-Jomart Tokayev signed the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan «On ratification of the Protocol on amendments to the Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Government of the Russian Federation on the creation of the Baiterek space rocket complex at the Baikonur cosmodrome» as of 22 December 2004, Kazinform has learnt from the Akorda press service.

20.11.2021 10:25

TASS correspondent and two space tourists leave for Baikonur

MOSCOW. KAZINFORM The crew of the Soyuz MS-20 spacecraft consisting of cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin, who will be the first TASS correspondent onboard the orbital outpost, Japanese billionaire Yusako Maezawa and his assistant Yozo Hirano flew to Baikonur in order to complete preparations for the flight to the International Space Station (ISS), Roscosmos stated on Friday.

17.11.2021 20:43

UAE, Russia and Kazakhstan sign trilateral agreement pledging to launch modernization drive of Baikonur Cosmodrome

DUBAI. KAZINFORM - The UAE, Russia and Kazakhstan signed a trilateral agreement pledging to launch a modernisation drive of the Baikonur Cosmodrome launch site Gagarin Start – the world’s first spaceport for orbital and human launches, WAM reports.

15.11.2021 12:49

Baikonur city extends COVID-19 curbs until late November

BAIKONUR. KAZINFORM – The city of Baikonur will extend its social curbs to contain the spread of COVID-19 until November 28, 2021, Kazinform correspondent reports.

28.10.2021 07:15

Soyuz carrier rocket with Progress MS-18 cargo spaceship blasted off from Baikonur

MOSCOW. KAZINFORM A Soyuz-2.1a carrier rocket with a Progress MS-18 cargo spaceship has been launched from the Baikonur spaceport, according to a broadcast on the Russian state space corporation Roscosmos’ website.

22.10.2021 19:00

Baikonur to extend COVID-19 quarantine

BAIKONUR. KAZINFORM The coronavirus spread prevention headquarters of Baikonur city decided to extend COVID-19 quarantine, Kazinform reports.

23.08.2021 15:00

Soyuz-2.1b rocket with 34 OneWeb satellites launched from Baikonur space port

MOSCOW. KAZINFORM The Soyuz-2.1b carrier vehicle with the Frigate upper stage and 34 UK’s OneWeb communication satellites was launched from the Baikonur site, according to the live stream of the Russian state space corporation Roscosmos on its website.

20.08.2021 12:10

Soyuz-2.1b carrier rocket with 34 OneWeb satellites launch rescheduled

MOSCOW. KAZINFORM The launch of a Soyuz-2.1b missile carrier which is meant to place into orbit 34 OneWeb satellites along with the Fregat booster has been rescheduled, the commentator said during the broadcast on Russia’s space agency, Roscosmos, website.

16.08.2021 20:43

Russia’s Soyuz-2 carrier rocket sent to Baikonur for launch of Prichal module to ISS

MOSCOW. KAZINFORM Two Soyuz-2 rockets have been sent from the Progress Space Rocket Center to the Baikonur spaceport and one of the carriers is set to deliver Russia’s new Prichal module to the International Space Station (ISS), the State Space Corporation Roscosmos announced on Monday.

30.07.2021 14:40

Baikonur reports jump in COVID-19 cases in July

BAIKONUR. KAZINFORM – 527 cases of the novel coronavirus infection have been reported in Baikonur city from January 1 to July 25, 2021, Kazinform correspondent reports.