Russian Military Likely to Give Up Using Baikonur Spaceport Soon: Here’s Why

Russian Military Likely to Give Up Using Baikonur Spaceport Soon: Here’s Why

Roscosmos and the Russian Ministry of Defense are likely to team up to facilitate the construction of the launch pad for the Angara heavy-lift carrier rockets, RIA Novosti contributor Andrei Stanavov writes, shedding light on why the Russian military is ready to give up using the Kazakhstan-based Baikonur cosmodrome.