MOSCOW: Russia has launched a rocket from Site 31 of the Baikonur Cosmodrome for the first time since it was damaged during a lift-off last November, video from Russia&#39;s Roscosmos space agency showed Sunday.&nbsp;Site 31 was Russia&#39;s only operational launch pad for crewed missions to the International Space Station (ISS).&nbsp;Part of the launch site collapsed during lift-off of Soyuz MS-28 in November last year, temporarily preventing Russia from being able to send cosmonauts into space.&nbsp;Repairs on the damaged section of the site wrapped up earlier this month, according to Roscosmos.&nbsp;Video on Sunday showed Russia launching the unmanned Progress MS-33 cargo ship to the ISS from Site 31.&nbsp;&quot;The flight is normal,&quot; a commentator on Russia&#39;s Roscosmos space agency said on the video.&nbsp;The Baikonur Cosmodrome is located in Kazakhstan, but is being used by Russia under a lease set to last until at least 2050.&nbsp;Once considered a pioneer in space exploration, Russia&#39;s space program has faced numerous setbacks since the fall of the Soviet Union, including the loss of its first lunar lander in almost 50 years in 2023.&nbsp;

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Russia resumed launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome’s Site 31 after repairs, sending the unmanned Progress MS-33 to the ISS. The pad, damaged during Soyuz MS-28 lift-off, had halted crewed missions temporarily.

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