EXPO COMMISSIONERS IN BAIKONUR COSMODROME
36 expo commissioners went to Baikonur as part of the EXPO 2017. The group saw the launching of a rocket and visited the Baikonur Cosmodrome History Museum.
RAPIL ZHOSHYBAYEV, COMMISSIONER OF EXPO 2017:
- There is an opportunity to see Kazakhstan from a different perspective, the cosmic perspective. Of course, it promotes tourism. Many tourists would like to take such tour. This is another opportunity to promote Kazakhstan.
Expo commissioners learnt a lot about the history of Baikonur Cosmodrome, touched the exhibits that had been in outer space.
ANTHONY PAHIGIYAN, DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF U.S. EXPO PAVILION:
- When I was a child I could not even imagine that I would visit a cosmodrome. This is a very important space center.
DEBORAH MICHAEL, STAFF, ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA MINISTRY OF TOURISM:
- This is really exciting for me. It’s the first time I’m going to watch the launch of a spacecraft. So, I am very very excited so far it has met and even surpassed my expectations.
The highlight of the tour was the launch of the Soyuz MS-05 spacecraft. Expo commissioners saw it right after visiting the museum and were entirely blown away by a quick blast that will remain in the memories of the visitors forever.
ROMAS JANKAUSKAS, COMMISSIONER, LITHUANIAN EXPO PAVILION:
- We are very grateful to the Kazakh Foreign Ministry and Commissioner Zhoshybayev who initiated our excursion. We are very pleased. We hope that it is not the last trip. We would like to see more places in Kazakhstan.
TUNKARA SAIBO, GAMBIA EXPO PAVILION COMMISSIONER:
My congratulations to myself and organizing committee, thanks to everyone who gave me the opportunity to be here. The launch was very exciting for me.
According to the organizers, during the Expo 2017, applications to visit Baikonur Cosmodrome will be considered four times faster, in 10 days instead of 45. According to the rules, Roscosmos gives permit to visit Baikonur through the Kazakhstani operators. There are six such operators in Almaty and one in Astana. Another two are in Baikonur. A special tour package includes visit to the town of Baikonur, the museum and the house of Yuri Gagarin, the first human to journey into outer space. Tourists can also see the spectacular launch of a spacecraft.
Baikonur Spaceport history, 60th 1955-2015: Sputnik, Vostok, N-1 rocket launches and Buran shuttle.
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In 1955 the station Tyuratam landed in the Kazakh steppe military builders. Build spaceport had for two years, in difficult conditions and secrecy. The first and most major world Baikonur space port - 60 years. History of Baikonur is inextricably linked with the history of our country. And she has been going in the 21st century. Baikonur continues to work and is not going to retire. In the coming months from the Baikonur - hero of the day will go into orbit rocket Soyuz with cargo and manned spacecraft.
The Soyuz MS-02 launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. October 19, 2016
TV Roscosmos and NASA INFO: The Soyuz MS-02 launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan to the International Space Station at 4:05 a.m. EDT Wednesday, Oct. 19 (2:05 p.m. Baikonur time). At the time of launch, the space station was flying 252 statute miles over the south Atlantic, east of Brazil. NASA astronaut Shane Kimbrough and cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Andrey Borisenko of the Russian space agency Roscosmos are now safely in orbit.
Over the next two days, the trio will orbit the Earth 34 times before docking to the space station’s Poisk module at 5:59 a.m. Friday, Oct. 21. NASA TV coverage of the docking will begin at 5:15 a.m.
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Baikonur Cosmodrome is the location of the first Soviet triumphs in space, and today, remains the world's busiest space launch facility serving the Russian, American, European and other national and commercial space programs. Construction of the facility began on the Kazakh steppe in 1955. Originally, it was a testing ground for the Soviet ICBM program. The name Baikonur was chosen purposefully to deceive the West as to the true location of the then top secret facility. The Cosmodrome was built adjacent to Tyuratam, Kazakhstan; while the small mining town of Baikonur is located 200 miles south of the facility. The world's first ICBM, the R-7 (service version deployed in 1959: R-7A Semyorka, 8K71; (NATO : SS-6 Sapwood), was first successfully launched from Baikonur Cosmodrome on 21 August 1957. The Soviet Union launched Sputnik-1, the world's first artificial satellite, from a modified R-7 at Baikonur on 4 October 1957 and the first man in space, Yuri Gagarin, on Vostok-3KA rocket on 12 April 1961.
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Baikonur Cosmodrome is the world's first and largest operational space launch facility. It is located in the desert steppe of Kazakhstan, about 200 km east of the Aral Sea, north of the Syr Darya river, near Tyuratam railway station, at 90 m above sea level. It is leased by the Kazakh government to Russia and is managed jointly by the Russian Federal Space Agency and the Russian Aerospace Defence Forces. The shape of the area leased is an ellipse, measuring 90 km east–west by 85 km north–south, with the cosmodrome at the centre. It was originally built by the Soviet Union in the late 1950s as the base of operations for its space program. Under the current Russian space program, Baikonur remains a busy spaceport, with numerous commercial, military and scientific missions being launched annually. All manned Russian spaceflights are launched from Baikonur.
Both Vostok 1, the first manned spacecraft in human history, and before it, Sputnik 1, the world's first orbital spaceflight of any sort, were launched from one of Baikonur's launch pads, which is now known as Gagarin's Start, named after Yuri Gagarin.
The Soviet government issued the decree for Scientific Research Test Range No. 5 on 12 February 1955. It was actually founded on 2 June 1955, originally a test center for the world's first intercontinental ballistic missile , the R-7 Semyorka. NIIP-5 was soon expanded to include launch facilities for space flights. The site was selected by a commission led by Gen. Vasily Voznyuk, influenced by Sergey Korolyov, the Chief Designer of the R-7 ICBM, and soon the man behind the Soviet space program. It had to be surrounded by plains, as the radio control system of the rocket required receiving uninterrupted signals from ground stations hundreds of kilometres away. Additionally, the missile trajectory had to be away from populated areas. Also, it is an advantage to place a space launch site closer to the equator, as the surface of the Earth has higher rotational speed there. Taking these constraints into consideration, the commission chose Tyuratam, a village in the heart of the Kazakh Steppe. The expense of constructing the launch facilities and the several hundred kilometres of new road and train lines made the Cosmodrome one of the most costly infrastructure projects the Soviets undertook. A supporting town was built around the facility to provide housing, schools and infrastructure for workers. It was raised to city status in 1966 and named Leninsk.
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00:01:49 1 History
00:01:58 1.1 Soviet era
00:03:59 1.1.1 Name
00:04:45 1.1.2 Environmental impact
00:06:27 1.1.3 Importance
00:07:28 1.2 Russian era
00:08:42 2 Features
00:09:36 2.1 List of launchpads
00:32:16 2.2 Buran facilities
00:35:07 2.3 Baikonur Railway
00:35:53 2.4 Baikonur airports
00:36:39 3 ICBM testing
00:37:47 4 Future projects
00:39:12 5 Baikonur Museum
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Baikonur Cosmodrome (Russian: Космодро́м Байкону́р, translit. Kosmodrom Baykonur; Kazakh: Байқоңыр ғарыш айлағы, translit. Baıqońyr ǵarysh aılaǵy) is a spaceport located in an area of southern Kazakhstan leased to Russia.
The Cosmodrome is the world's first and largest operational space launch facility. The spaceport is located in the desert steppe of Baikonur, about 200 kilometres (124 mi) east of the Aral Sea and north of the river Syr Darya. It is near the Tyuratam railway station and is about 90 metres (300 ft) above sea level. Baikonur cosmodrome and the city of Baikonur celebrated the 63rd anniversary of the foundation on June 2, 2018.The spaceport is currently leased by the Kazakh Government to Russia until 2050, and is managed jointly by the Roscosmos State Corporation and the Russian Aerospace Forces.
The shape of the area leased is an ellipse, measuring 90 kilometres (56 mi) east–west by 85 kilometres (53 mi) north–south, with the cosmodrome at the centre. It was originally built by the Soviet Union in the late 1950s as the base of operations for the Soviet space program. Under the current Russian space program, Baikonur remains a busy spaceport, with numerous commercial, military, and scientific missions being launched annually. All crewed Russian spaceflights are launched from Baikonur.Both Sputnik 1, the first artificial satellite, and Vostok 1, the first human spaceflight, were launched from Baikonur. The launch pad used for both missions was renamed Gagarin's Start in honor of Russian Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin, pilot of Vostok 1 and first human in space.
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Helicopter footage captured a bird's eye view of the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, displaying the spaceport's surroundings including the retractable rocket tower, testing facilities and the launch pad.
The cosmodrome was originally built by the Soviet Union in the late 1950s as the base of operations for the Soviet space program. Russia now rents it under a lease valid until 2050. The cosmodrome spans over 7,000 square kilometres (2,700 square miles).
The next manned expedition from Baikonur to the International Space Station (ISS) is scheduled for December 3.
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Expedition 61 Crew Departs for Baikonur Launch Site
Expedition 61 Soyuz Commander Oleg Skripochka of Roscosmos, NASA Flight Engineer Jessica Meir and Spaceflight Participant Hazzaa Ali Almansoori of the United Arab Emirates and their backups, Sergey Ryzhikov of Roscosmos, Tom Marshburn of NASA and Sultan Al-Neyadi of the United Arab Emirates participated in traditional ceremonies at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, outside Moscow on September 10. Afterward, they departed for the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan to complete their training for the launch of Skripochka, Meir and Almansoori to the International Space Station on September 25 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan in the Soyuz MS-15 spacecraft.
First U.S.-Russian Joint Space Flight | Apollo-Soyuz Mission | NASA Documentary | 1975
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This NASA film (1975) documents the first U.S.-Russian joint space flight (Apollo-Soyuz mission) and stresses the spirit of cooperation and friendship that helped make the mission a success. It generally follows the mission's timeline, with appropriate flashbacks to detail the period of development and training, and concludes with a glimpse into the future of international cooperation in space, featuring the space shuttle and the European project, Spacelab.
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The Apollo-Soyuz mission (also known as the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project, Russian: Экспериментальный полёт Союз-Аполлон), conducted in July 1975, was the first U.S.-Russian joint space flight. Its primary purpose was as a symbol of the policy of détente that the two superpowers were pursuing at the time, and marked the end of the Space Race between them that began in 1957. The mission included both joint and separate scientific experiments, and provided useful engineering experience for future joint US–Russian space flights, such as the Shuttle-Mir Program and the International Space Station.
The Apollo-Soyuz mission began at Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Soyuz 19 launched July 15, 1975, at 8:20 a.m. EDT, carrying cosmonauts Alexey Leonov and Valery Kubasov. Hours later, Apollo followed, lifting off from NASA's Kennedy Space Center at 3:50 p.m. On board were astronauts Thomas Stafford, Vance Brand and Donald Slayton.
Both the Soyuz and Apollo spacecrafts made orbital adjustments during the following two days, bringing both into a circular, 229-kilometer orbit. Hard-dock was achieved July 17 at 12:12 p.m. as the two craft soared above the Atlantic Ocean. A global audience watched on television as the historic event unfolded.
Hatches between the spacecrafts were opened at 3:17 p.m. and the two space crews warmly greeted each other, officially beginning joint activities. The astronauts and cosmonauts took congratulatory calls from Soviet Communist Party General Secretary Leonid Brezhnev and U.S. President Gerald Ford, exchanged commemorative gifts and shared a meal before closing the hatch for the day.
The next day was a busy one for the combined crews. Brand joined Kubasov in the Soyuz, while Leonov joined Stafford and Slayton in the Apollo. After giving TV viewers a tour of each spacecraft, the crew members conducted science experiments and had lunch. Later, Kubasov and Brand left the Soyuz to join Slayton in the Apollo, leaving room for Leonov and Stafford to spend time in the Soyuz.
By mid-afternoon, the final speeches and gift exchanges were complete, and it was time for the astronauts and cosmonauts to say goodbye. After the last handshake, the crews retreated to their spacecraft and the hatches between the two vehicles were closed.
The two spacecraft undocked July 19 at 8:02 a.m. As the Apollo capsule backed away, it blocked the sun from the Soyuz vehicle, creating the first human-made eclipse and enabling the cosmonauts to photograph the sun's corona. The two spacecraft then docked once more, with final undocking at 11:26 a.m.
Soyuz 19 stayed in orbit an additional day to carry out life-science experiments. Its mission ended July 21 at 6:51 a.m. with a successful landing less than seven miles from its target near Baikonur Cosmodrome. Soyuz 19 marked the first Soviet mission with a televised launch and landing.
While Soyuz landed, Apollo still was in orbit. The astronauts spent the extra time in space by performing space-science and Earth-observing experiments. Apollo splashed down in the Pacific Ocean west of Hawaii at 5:18 p.m. EDT on July 24. It was the last planned ocean landing for U.S. human space flight.
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Baikonur Cosmodrome Tour
Tour of the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Watched the launch of Soyuz TMA-09M mission to the ISS, the rocket rollout, crew press conference and a ton of cool space stuff. First attempt at video editing - don't shoot.Visit worldtravels.ro for pictures and a write-up of the tour.
Flight of Buran to Baikonur cosmodrome
Flight of the Buran space shuttle after its space flight. It's going to land at the Ybileiniy airport. The video is taken by a Mig-25 piloted by Magomed Tolboyev. 15 November 1988.
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Supermoon over Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan
Supermoon over Baikonur
At the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, the moon, or supermoon, rises above the launch pad at Launch Complex 1 Nov. 14, where the Soyuz MS-03 spacecraft stands poised to liftoff following its transport to the pad for final pre-launch preparations. A supermoon occurs when the moon’s orbit is closest, or at perigee, to Earth. The Soyuz will launch Nov. 18, Baikonur time, to send Expedition 50-51 crewmembers Peggy Whitson of NASA, Oleg Novitskiy of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) and Thomas Pesquet of the European Space Agency to the International Space Station for a six-month mission.
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Soviet Space Shuttle - BURAN - First Launch
The Buran programme was started by the Soviet Union as a response to the United States Space Shuttle program.The project was the largest and the most expensive in the history of Soviet space exploration.
Russia's Mystery - Russia's abandoned space shuttles
Russia's Mystery - Russia's abandoned space shuttles.
Russia's abandoned space shuttles at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, in pictures.
1.A photographer has managed to gain access to the building housing the abandoned Soviet space shuttle programme. Ralph Mirebs travelled to the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan and found the two crumbling, dust-covered craft that were built for the Buran orbital vehicle programme back in the 1970s and 80s.
Picture: Ralph Mirebs
2.The reusable spacecraft project began in 1974 but was formally suspended in 1993 after it completed just one unmanned orbital spaceflight in 1988
Picture: Ralph Mirebs
3.They are generally considered as a Soviet equivalent of the United States' Space Shuttle but in the Buran project, only the plane-shaped orbiter itself was theoretically reusable, and while Orbiter K1 was recovered successfully after its first orbital flight in 1988, it was never reused
Picture: Ralph Mireb
4.The Buran programme was started by the Soviet Union as a response to the United States Space Shuttle programme. The project was the largest and the most expensive in the history of Soviet space exploration.
Picture: Ralph Mirebs
5.The only orbital launch of a Buran-class orbiter took place on November 15, 1988 from Baikonur Cosmodrome launch pad. OK-1K1 was lifted into space, on an unmanned mission, by the specially designed Energia rocket.
Picture: Ralph Mirebs
6.The Energia rocket lifted the vehicle into a temporary orbit before the orbiter separated as planned. After boosting itself to a higher orbit and completing two revolutions around the Earth, ODU (engine control system) engines fired automatically to begin the descent into the atmosphere. Exactly 206 minutes into the mission, Orbiter OK-1K1 landed, having lost only eight of its 38,000 thermal tiles over the course of the flight. The automated landing took place on a runway at Baikonur Cosmodrome.
Picture: Ralph Mirebs
7.The outside of the building housing the Buran space shuttle orbiters at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan
Picture: Ralph Mirebs
8.The rusting insides of the building
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9.Inside the cockpit of one of the shuttles
Picture: Ralph Mirebs
10.The American shuttle's 30-tonne payload-to-orbit capacity and, more significantly, its 15-ton payload return capacity, were a clear indication that one of its main objectives would be to place massive experimental laser weapons into orbit that could destroy enemy missiles from a distance of several thousands of kilometres.
Picture: Ralph Mirebs
11....Soviet officials were also concerned that the NASA space shuttle could make a sudden dive into the atmosphere to drop bombs on Moscow.
Picture: Ralph Mirebs
12.Soviet engineers were initially reluctant to design a spacecraft that looked superficially identical to the shuttle, but subsequent wind tunnel testing showed that Nasa's design was already ideal
Picture: Ralph Mirebs
13.Inside one of the Buran space shuttle orbiters
Picture: Ralph Mirebs
14.After the first flight of a Buran shuttle, the project was suspended due to lack of funds and the political situation in the Soviet Union
Picture: Ralph Mirebs
15.The two subsequent orbiters, which were due in 1990 and 1992 were never completed after the project was officially terminated on 30 June 1993, by President Boris Yeltsin
Picture: Ralph Mirebs
16.At the time of its cancellation billions of rubles had been spent on the Buran programme
Picture: Ralph Mirebs
17.Inside the building housing the remains of the Buran space shuttle orbiter program at the Baikonur Cosmodrome
Picture: Ralph Mirebs
18.'Buran' is the Russian word for 'snowstorm' or 'blizzard'. Ironically, in 2002, a hangar at the Baikonur Cosmodrome collapsed during a massive storm as a result of poor maintenance
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Expedition 49-50 Crew Prepares for Launch in Kazakhstan
At the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Expedition 49-50 Soyuz Commander Sergey Ryzhikov and Flight Engineer Andrey Borisenko of Roscosmos and Flight Engineer Shane Kimbrough of NASA along with their backups, Alexander Misurkin and Nikolai Tikhonov of Roscosmos and Flight Engineer Mark Vande Hei of NASA participated in a variety of activities Oct. 7-13 as they prepared for the launch of Kimbrough, Ryzhikov and Borisenko Oct. 19 on the Soyuz MS-02 spacecraft for a four-month mission on the International Space Station. The footage includes the crew’s arrival in Baikonur and their Soyuz fit checks in the Cosmodrome Integration Facility, and visits to the Baikonur History Museum and their Soyuz booster.