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Kazakhstan's Steppe Cosmodrome: Baikonur and the Space Race

Kazakhstan's Steppe Cosmodrome: Baikonur and the Space Race

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When the Soviet Union launched Sputnik in 1957, it did so from a secret launch site deep in the Kazakh steppe: Baikonur. But Baikonur wasn't just a Cold War outpost — it was built on land that had belonged to Kazakh nomads, and its construction displaced entire auls. In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the tangled history of the world's first and largest spaceport: how the Soviets chose the site, the role of the Tyuratam railway station, the catastrophic 1960 Nedelin disaster, and the irony that after the USSR collapsed, the new nation of Kazakhstan ended up renting Baikonur to Russia. They also touch on the legacy of Kazakh cosmonauts like Tokhtar Aubakirov and Talgat Musabayev, and the ongoing dependence of the Russian space program on Kazakh soil. From missile testing to the International Space Station, Baikonur is a place where the steppe meets the stars — and where imperial ambition met nomadic reality. #Baikonur #Kazakhstan #SpaceRace #SovietUnion #Cosmodrome #TokhtarAubakirov #NedelinDisaster #Tyuratam #Sputnik #RKKEnergia #TalgatMusabayev #Steppe #ColdWar #Soyuz #KazakhCosmonauts #History #FexingoHistory #CentralAsia Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo
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