Author Summary
Russia's sole active crew launch pad at Baikonur sustained damage from the Soyuz MS-28 liftoff on November 27, 2025, potentially halting crewed ISS missions for weeks or years amid repair uncertainties. (147 characters)
Incident Overview
A successful Soyuz MS-28 launch sent three crew members—two Russian cosmonauts and one NASA astronaut—to the International Space Station on Thursday, November 27, 2025. Despite the spacecraft docking without issues, the mobile service platform at Site 31 collapsed into the flame duct during liftoff.
This pad serves as Russia's only active facility for crewed orbital launches, now rendered inoperable. Roscosmos acknowledged damage to multiple complex elements and plans immediate repairs using available spares.
Potential Impacts
Experts estimate fixes could take a week, months, or up to two years, jeopardizing ISS crew rotations and cargo flights like Progress MS-33 set for December 21, 2025. Russia has no immediate alternatives, though options include equipment from decommissioned Baikonur Site 1 or other sites like Plesetsk and Vostochny.
"As of today, Russia has effectively lost the capability to send humans into space, a situation not seen since 1961."
Analyst Georgy Trishkin warned of major disruptions to ISS missions in the worst case.
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