• CommanderCloon@lemmy.ml
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    10 months ago

    Why is it described as a Russian cosmodrome instead of a Kazakh one? Is Russia the exclusive user of the launch pad?

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      10 months ago

      It’s like a Russian enclave or something. I believe it was part of the terms of Kazakhstan’s independence.