BBC News - Russia to kick off construction of a new spaceport: "Russia will invest US $800m into a new spaceport in the country's Far East, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has announced.
The move is meant to ease the dependence on the Baikonur launch site in Kazakhstan, built during the Soviet-era.
The future cosmodrome will be built near the town of Uglegorsk in the Far Eastern Amur region, close to the border with China.
It is planned to be mostly used for civilian launches and should be operational by 2015."
Wednesday, July 21, 2010
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