Today marks the 70th anniversary of the founding of Baikonur, the world's first and largest spaceport, which played a key role in the development of manned spaceflight and became a symbol of ...

Europe’s newest meteorological satellite, Metop-B, was launched today from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan by the Starsem affiliate of Arianespace.

Spring has sprung at the Baikonur Cosmodrome with bright yellow tulips and the launch of a new crew to the International Space Station.

Over half of the world’s first space launches were made at the Baikonur Cosmodrome. It was from here that Earth’s first man-made satellite was launched.

9 An aerial view of the town of Baikonur, which had a population of some 36,000 people in 2009. Virtually the entire town's economy is based on the space industry.

RUSSIA LAUNCHED a military satellite from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan yesterday aboard a Zenit-2 rocket. Designated Cosmos 2372, the satellite was described in press accounts from Moscow ...

Established at the dawn of the Cold War space race in the 1950s, Baikonur is Russia’s chief spaceport and, for now, the only launchpad in the world for manned flights.

Hidden from the world for decades, Baikonur Cosmodrome helped the Soviets reach outer space. Today, it's the world's primary spaceport – although its sense of secrecy remains.

The septuagenarian space port proves as reliable as ever, but geopolitics and funding mean that its future at the forefront of space exploration is far from guaranteed.

A Russian Proton rocket is hoisted into launch position for the Aug. 17 launch of the new Express AM4 communications satellite from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.

At 1:31 pm Estern Standard Time on the Tuesday right before Thanksgiving, the New York-based artist Trevor Paglen successfully launched 100 tiny black and white images of planet earth into space ...

More Spring has sprung at the Baikonur Cosmodrome with bright yellow tulips and the launch of a new crew to the International Space Station. Why is this amazing?