Space (port) tourism...

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Le Kazakhstan et Roscosmos sont tombés d'accord pour organiser de façon agréable le tourisme au cosmodrome de Baïkonour.
En projet un dôme central transparent pour observer les lancements pilotés.
La signature officielle doit avoir lieu début 2014.

12/27/2013 Kazakhstan acquainted with Roskosmos tourism project "Space Harbor" Baikonur

Chairman of the Committee of the tourism industry Ministry of Industry and New Technologies of Kazakhstan Marat Yigal Thursday in Baikonur met with the head of the Federal Space Agency of Russia Oleg Ostapenko, "Interfax-AVN."

At the meeting, a presentation of the investment project - construction of a "Space Harbor" in Baikonur, the press service of the Committee of the tourism industry.

As noted in the information, the main objective of this project - to create a safe, comfortable, fun environment for tourists and visitors to the spaceport.

"The planned facility includes office space itself, a hotel complex and shopping area.

The basis of the project is the central transparent dome, from which can be a comfortable, safe environment to watch launch manned rockets. This complex will be equipped with various technical special effects, modern surveillance devices, "- said in a statement.

According to the press service, the initial stage of the project Kazakhstan LLP "Diamond trans" to invest nearly $ 1 million project was developed and examination of design and estimate documentation, held landscaping and construction work, ready frames steel blocks 6 floors.

However, the report says, the administration Baikonur now decide whether to lease the complex under construction around an additional 10 hectares for the construction of the park area.

"Today, complex" Baikonur "attracts not only as an object for international cooperation in space exploration and development, but also as a tourist destination. Given the location of the complex" Space Harbor ", the project is seen as the ultimate goal of tourism products on the way Silk Road "Karmakshi-crusted-Ata Baikonur", "- said in a meeting M.Igaliev, which quoted the press service.

According to her, the Russian side expressed readiness to develop cooperation in the field of tourism. In particular, the administration Baikonur declared its readiness to develop tourist routes to the spaceport, the possibility of a demonstration test and assembly complex and the observation deck of the cosmodrome. To implement this plan to attract investors' funds.

The parties agreed to meet again in early 2014, "where it is planned to sign the final documents in the sphere of tourism," the press service said.