Baikonur Cosmodrome: The Soviet Gateway to the Stars

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Source/Further reading:

History: https://www.space.com/33947-baikonur-cosmodrome.html
History (somewhat outdated site, but its info largely appears accurate): http://www.russianspaceweb.com/baikonur_origin.html
http://www.russianspaceweb.com/baikonur_foundation.html
Sputnik: https://history.nasa.gov/sputnik/
https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Human_and_Robotic_Exploration/Mission_Odissea_-_F._De_Winne_-_english/Baikonur_from_the_steppes_of_Kazakhstan_to_space
Sergei Pavlovich Korolev: https://www.theguardian.com/science/2011/mar/13/yuri-gagarin-first-space-korolev
Laika and Sputnik II: https://www.space.com/17764-laika-first-animals-in-space.html
Kazakhstan-Russia lease agreement: https://www.globalsecurity.org/space/world/russia/baikonur4.htm
On rituals and faith in spaceflight: https://www.popularmechanics.com/space/rockets/g1695/inside-russias-baikonur-cosmodrome-spaceport/?slide=1
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20140610-the-strange-rituals-of-cosmonauts
Clip from The White Sun of the Desert: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=erABk3zHSFY

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