Kazakhstan is home to the Baikonur launch site, but leases it to Russia. Kazakh Prime Minister Daniyal Akhmetov said today that with Moscow's help, his country plans to build a new launch pad designed for a new generation of environmentally-friendly "Angara" space rockets.
The current launch vehicle used by Russia, the Soyuz, uses fuel that pollutes the countryside surrounding Baikonur.
Akhmetov said the equivalent of $200 million will be spent to build the new site.
(AP/ITAR-TASS)
The current launch vehicle used by Russia, the Soyuz, uses fuel that pollutes the countryside surrounding Baikonur.
Akhmetov said the equivalent of $200 million will be spent to build the new site.
(AP/ITAR-TASS)
