Baikonur

/ baɪˈkəʊnə /

noun

1. a launching site for spacecraft in central Kazakhstan; formerly the centre for the Soviet space programme, now leased from Kazakhstan by Russia

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Two hours into the flight, Frank Powers switched on his plane’s cameras and photographed Baikonur Cosmodrome, the site from which Soviet scientists had shocked the world with their Sputnik launch.

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Early the next morning, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in the Soviet Union, Sergei Korolev stood outside a massive hangar as the doors slid open.

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At Baikonur Cosmodrome, Korolev’s team prepared another rocket for launch, ready to try again.

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Last month a Soyuz rocket decorated to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the defeat of Nazi Germany blasted off from the Baikonur cosmodrome.

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While Roscosmos has continued to rely on Baikonur, Russian authorities have developed Vostochny as the facility of choice for Angara launches.

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