Baikonur - Revision history

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Jjtk at 10:29, 17 March 2012

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Jpatokal at 05:40, 8 June 2007

2007-06-08T05:40:15Z

Jpatokal: /* Get in */

2007-06-08T05:27:35Z

‎Get in

Jpatokal at 04:39, 8 June 2007

2007-06-08T04:39:16Z

TVerBeek at 20:38, 18 May 2006

2006-05-18T20:38:49Z

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2006-02-19T20:44:20Z

‎External links: remove External Links section

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2005-08-26T15:31:29Z

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85.74.3.254 at 13:39, 26 August 2005

2005-08-26T13:39:24Z

New page

Near '''Baikonur''' there is the famous Baikonur Cosmodrome, where most Russian rocket launches took place [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baikonur_Cosmodrome]. It may be possible to visit it.

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 ==See==
 * '''Baikonur Cosmodrome'''.  A large quantity of Russian's exploration of [[space]] was launched from here.  Permits are necessary and must be arranged at least 45 days in advance; the only practical way of doing this is through a specialist travel agency.  Visits during space launches are particularly popular, but scheduling is subject to unpredictable delays.
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-The easiest way to visit Baikonur (and the only way to visit the cosmodrome) is by guided tour.  Prices vary wildly but are always steep: a one-day tour starting from [[Almaty]] starts from US$700 per person, while a multi-day excursion from [[Moscow]] can easily cost US$5000.
+The easiest way to visit Baikonur (and the only way to visit the cosmodrome) is by guided tour.  Prices vary wildly but are always steep: a one-day tour starting from [[Almaty]] starts from US$700 per person, while a multi-day excursion from [[Moscow]] can easily cost US$5000.  As the cosmodrome area (6000 sq.km.) is rented by Russia, no Kazakh visa is needed if you fly in directly from Moscow.
 ===By plane===

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-Baikonur's two airports, Krainiy (public) and Yubileyniy (cosmodrome only) have regular and chartered flights from [[Almaty]] and [[Moscow]].
+Baikonur's two airports, Krainiy (in city) and Yubileyniy (in cosmodrome) serve only semi-regular chartered flights from [[Almaty]] and [[Moscow]].  The nearest town with scheduled service is [[Kzyl-Orda]] (267 km away), which has scheduled daily flights to Almaty and [[Astana]] on Air Astana.
 ===By train===

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-'''Baikonur''' is in [[Kazakhstan]], a former republic of the Soviet Union.
+'''Baikonur''' (Kazakh: Байқоңыр ''Bayqongyr'', Russian: Байконур ''Baykonur'')  is a city in [[Kazakhstan]].
 ==Get in==
 ==Get around==
 ==See==
-* '''Baikonur Cosmodrome'''.  A large quantity of Russian's exploration of [[space]] launched from here.  The possibility of visiting/tours of the site are unknown.
+* '''Baikonur Cosmodrome'''.  A large quantity of Russian's exploration of [[space]] was launched from here.  Permits are necessary and must be arranged at least 45 days in advance; the only practical way of doing this is through a specialist travel agency.  Visits during space launches are particularly popular, but scheduling is subject to unpredictable delays.
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−	~~Near~~ '''Baikonur''' ~~there~~ is the ~~famous~~ Baikonur Cosmodrome~~, where most~~ Russian ~~rocket launches took place~~ [~~http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baikonur_Cosmodrome~~]. ~~It may be possible to visit it~~.	+	'''Baikonur''' is in [[Kazakhstan]], part of the former Soviet Union.
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		+	==Get in==
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		+	==Get around==
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		+	==See==
		+	* '''Baikonur Cosmodrome'''. A large quantity of Russian's exploration of [[space]] launched from here. The possibility of visiting/tours of the site are unknown.
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		+	==Do==
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