Russia ’s only crewed-mission launch site has suffered major damage following a rocket launch on Thursday.

The Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan will be unable to host launches until repairs are made, according to the space agency Roscosmos , marking the first time in decades that Russia has lost the ability to send people to space.

The launch of the Soyuz MS-28 spacecraft was otherwise successful, with none of the crew members injured.

The three-person crew, which included Nasa astronaut Chris Williams and two Russian crewmates, made it safely to the International Space Station (ISS) on Thursday evening.

Roscosmos shared footage of the launch, which showed part of the launchpad collapse into an exhaust trench below as a result of the rocket’s blast.

The space agency said that “dam

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