Baikonur Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
city in Kazakhstan, administered by Russia
About Baikonur
Baikonur is famous worldwide for itscosmodrome, the site of many spacefaring feats including the first operational ICBM, the launch of Sputnik and the launch of the first manned orbital flight by Yuri Gagarin. The modern town of Baikonur was built near the existing village ofToretam(Төретам), the name still used by the railway station, and was known asLeninsk(Ле́нинск) until renamed in 1995 by then-president of Russia, Boris Yeltsin. The cosmodrome is rented by Russia with a contract extension until 2050 signed in 2005. Russia and Kazakhstan are both unhappy with the US$115,000,000 yearly rent and thus Russia is building another spaceport on Russian territory to be less dependent on Kazakhstan. The replacement spaceport has already had its first launch in 2016 and was planned to be fully o
Top Attractions in Baikonur
Explore the best things to see and do in Baikonur:
- ★Baikonur Cosmodrome
- ★Baikonur Cosmodrome Museum
Where to Stay in Baikonur
- 🏨Kafe "Ray"
Baikonur Travel Guide Sections
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