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Kazakhstan Was Launchpad for First Human in Space, What Comes Next?

By Aida Haidar  on 13 April 2026

ASTANA – When Yuri Gagarin lifted off on April 12, 1961, from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan became the starting point of the space age — though not yet a space power in its own right. The date would later be marked as Cosmonautics Day, anchoring the country’s place in global...