Russia, Kazakhstan ink road map on Baikonur Cosmodrome
By Aynur Jafarova
Russia and Kazakhstan has signed a road map on joint operation of the Baikonur Cosmodrome for 2014-2016, Russian RIA Novosti news agency reported.
The agreement was signed on December 24 by representatives of the two governments after the talks between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Kazakh counterpart Nursultan Nazarbayev.
The Baikonur Cosmodrome is the world's first and largest operational space launch facility. It is leased by the Kazakh government to Russia until 2050 and is managed jointly by the Russian Federal Space Agency and the Russian Space Forces. Russia pays Kazakhstan $115 million annually for the use of the facility.
Earlier, in 2013, Kazakhstan allowed Russia to launch only 12 Proton-M carrier rockets from Baikonur instead of the 17 requested launches. Kazakhstan explained this limit by a negative environmental impact of the launches.
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