posted 10-16-2023 12:04 PM               

"The Roscosmos state corporation has proposed to Kazakhstan that Gagarin’s Start be excepted from the operation of the lease agreement and turned it into a museum complex where real models of space equipment will be put on display, which are stationed at the Baikonur spaceport but have no prospect of being used for designated purposes," the statement reads.

According to the corporation, this needs to be done to preserve historical heritage and increase the attractiveness of Baikonur’s tourist area.

The issue was discussed at the ninth meeting of the Russian-Kazakh intergovernmental commission on the Baikonur complex that took place in Astana on September 6-8.

Roscosmos added that the launch site was currently Kazakhstan’s state property that Russia had leased until 2050.