Baikonur Cosmodrome: The Soviet Gateway to the Stars

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Source/Further reading:
History: www.space.com/...
History (somewhat outdated site, but its info largely appears accurate): www.russianspac...
www.russianspac...
Sputnik: history.nasa.g...
www.esa.int/Sc...
Sergei Pavlovich Korolev: www.theguardia...
Laika and Sputnik II: www.space.com/...
Kazakhstan-Russia lease agreement: www.globalsecu...
On rituals and faith in spaceflight: www.popularmec...
www.bbc.com/fu...
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