Baikonur Cosmodrome, aka TyNIIP-5 test range, is traditionally subdivided into three regions, which used to be dominated by the launch and processing facilities of the major players in the Soviet rocketry -- Sergei Korolev, Mikhail Yangel and Vladimir Chelomei. These regions are known as "cente...
Buran 1.02was the second iteration of the Buran. It was almost ready for flight in 1992, but the termination of the program led to its storage. Along with it, a mock-up for ground testing was created. Today, both spacecraft are located in an abandoned complex, №112a, at Baikonur Cos...
Tour itinerary: Expand AllCollapse All Day 1: Baikonur – Arrival Day 2: Baikonur Cosmodrome Day 3: Baikonur – Departure ATTENTION:THE PROGRAM IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE BASED ON THE PERMISSION OF THE STATE CORPORATION "ROSCOSMOS". The tour operator reserves the right to modify the order of excursi...
His journey began at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, the world's oldest and largest space launch facility, set in the desolate desert steppe of Kazakhstan. The Cosmodrome was built in the 1950s as a secret missile testing site and as the base of operations for the Soviet space program. Using the ...
A trip to the Baikonur cosmodrome (Kazakhstan). Watching the launch of spacecrafts Country:KazakhstanView the route map »» Itinerary:Baikonur Tour duration:3 days / 2 nights; 5 days / 4 nights To become a space tourist and fly into the space is extremely expensive today. However, this...
The Baikonur Cosmodrome is a unique complex open to visitors. You only need to purchase a tour from one of the 40 companies that have received a license from Roskosmos, the state enterprise that manages the spaceport. Travel company "Advantour" also has the license. ...
Other things we saw during our many-kilometer walk of the Cosmodrome: Roofs being painted, fences being painted, door thresholds being painted, road signs being painted. Painted with an intensely pungent paint. How were the unmasked painters not falling off the roofs? We didn’t know. We sa...
Baikonur cosmodrome tour Join our exclusive Baikonur launchsite tour with the observation of the cargo spacecraft launch. The nearest tour is timed to Progress MS-31 launch scheduled for July 03, 2025. Zero Gravity flights Are you looking for new impressions and unbelievable experience? Keen ...
Where We First Touched Outer Space: As the Aged Tu-154 Touched Down in the Kazakh Steppes Not Far from Baikonur Cosmodrome, It Immediately Became Evident That We Were in the Middle of Nowhere. It Might Not Have Been the End of the World, but We Could See It from Here By Osipova, ...
Baikonur Cosmodrome is 50 km (30 miles) away from the town, its workers use a train every day to get there and back.This days, Baikonur is a rare place on Earth where you can meet a bronze bust of Dzerzhinsky...founder of KGB.Monument to Sergei Pavlovich Korolev, who is considered...