Cosmodromewhich is leased from Kazakhstan By Russialocated in a remote desert area.
On Friday, Russian state media reported that in the area spaceport A 21-year-old Frenchman and a 26-year-old were arrested German. The propaganda agency Ria Novosti reported that the men were tourists who wanted to see Russian Energiya rocket. To do this, they went for a walk around the complex.
They're trying to see the spaceport. More and more arrests
This is another case of EU residents being detained within the complex. In July he was arrested two Dutch and Belgian citizens, who tried to enter the Baikonur area. A month earlier, a 24-year-old Frenchman who, together with a friend, was trying to reach the desert complex on foot, died of dehydration.
The Baikonur Cosmodrome was founded in 1955. It is the largest and oldest complex of this type in the world. It was from this place that, among others, he started in 1957, Sputnik 2 with Laika on board.
Access to the facility is very limited. However, there are exceptions, e.g. tours are sold to civilians, which allow for viewing spacecraft launch.
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