Do you want to access to this and other private contents?
Log in if you are a subscriber or click here to request service

Incident at the Baykonour aerospace center

Baykonour, Russia - Three victims

Yesterday part of the roof of a hangar at the Baykonour aerospace center in Kazakhstan collapsed running over 8 people. So far rescue teams found just three corpses while other 5 people are still under the debris. Just few days ago the Russian spacecraft Soyuz took off from Baykonour towards the International Space Station (Iss). (m/cesn)

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 27965
Rome, Italy, 05/13/2002 11:04
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

Similar

AccidentsFatal plane crash in Türkiye

Italian-made Turkish Air Force two-seater aircraft crashes

A Siai-Marchetti SF-260D single-engine military aircraft (registration number 93-0813) of the Turkish Air Force crashed today in Turkey, causing the death of the two occupants on board. The accident occurred... more

AccidentsJapan plane crash: preliminary results

Outcome of investigation conducted by the Maritime Self-Defense Force

They collided shortly after takeoff due to human error while heading to an exercise site. This is what emerges from the outcome of the preliminary investigation conducted by the Maritime Self-Defense Force... more

AccidentsRaisi death: the official version is missing on the helicopter accident

Ten days after the crash there has been no in-depth statement from the Iranian government

The authorities are silent, no explanation. Ten days after the plane crash in which the president of Iran, Ebrahim Raisi, died, Tehran government has not provided an official version yet. The causes and... more