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Russia Loses Launch Capability After Accident at Baikonur Cosmodrome


A severe accident at the Baikonur Cosmodrome involving a wrecked maintenance cabin has indefinitely delayed Russia's ability to launch crewed missions and payloads to the International Space Station (ISS).

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