BAIKONUR COSMODROME
The Baikonur site covers almost 7 000 km 2, only a part of which can be visited. Many of the decommissioned fire and elevators testify to Soviet progress in space launchers, which often stem from ballistic missiles. Since Youri Gagarin has sailed from Baikonur to become the first man in space, the activity of the launch site has never stopped, and today there are still launches each year, whether for series of tests or for satellite orbit.
Tourists will be able to travel, with their permission, to the museum of space history, in particular the great Russo-American rivalry of the 1960 s and 1970 s (seen by the eye of Moscow) and also visit the house occupied by Youri Gagarin before becoming the first man in space.
Warning. A visit to the Baikonur site is required after making all representations to Russia and Kazakhstan to collect the necessary authorizations and, after a long wait, to obtain the special permit to access the site. Some travel agencies only are accredited to carry out the formalities and you will be turned back if you try to stay in the vicinity of the launch site without authorization.