Baikonur Launch Pad restored, clearing path for Progress MS-33 ISS Mission

NASASpaceflight reports that Baikonur's Site 31/6 has been repaired after the launch-site incident linked to the Soyuz MS-28 mission late last year, clearing the way for the Progress MS-33 cargo flight to the International Space Station on March 22. The crewed mission itself reached orbit safely, but damage at the pad created a quieter infrastructure problem that had to be fixed before normal traffic could resume from the site. The restoration turns that lingering question into a concrete readiness update.

The repair removes a real launch-site constraint ahead of the next Progress resupply mission.

The next checkpoint is straightforward and visible. If Progress MS-33 launches on time and reaches station cleanly, the repair story becomes a demonstrated return to service rather than just a statement that the site is ready again.