Definitions
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- noun A site for
launching spacecraft . Usually in reference toSoviet orRussian built sites like theBaikonur ,Kazakhstan and Plesetsk,Russia cosmodromes.
Etymologies
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Examples
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A Reuters witness said the truck mounted Topol was fired at 0723 GMT in drizzling rain from the Plesetsk cosmodrome, which is nestled among the forests of Russia's north.
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Mikhail Metzel/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images U.S. astronaut Dan Burbank, right, shared a joke with his crew member, Russian cosmonaut Anton Shkaplerov at the Russian-leased Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, shortly before the launch of the Soyuz TMA-22 spacecraft on Monday.
Asia in Pictures 2011
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The most famous of the agents, Anna Chapman, visited the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan this month for the launch of a Russian spaceship, fueling her celebrity in Russia and abroad.
Russian Spies Awarded Kremlin Honors From President Medvedev AP 2010
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Clad in a scarlet coat, Chapman was seen at a farewell ceremony for U.S. astronaut Scott Kelly and two Russian cosmonauts in Baikonur, a Russia-leased cosmodrome in southern Kazakhstan.
Anna Chapman, 'Bombshell' Russian Spy, Steals Show At Kazakhstan Space Launch The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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The most famous of the agents, Anna Chapman, visited the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan this month for the launch of a Russian spaceship, fueling her celebrity in Russia and abroad.
Russian Spies Awarded Kremlin Honors From President Medvedev AP 2010
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The Soyuz TMA-22 lifted off as scheduled at 8.14am local time 4.14am GMT on Monday from the Russian-leased Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
Soyuz crew bound for International Space Station after successful launch 2011
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Shamil Zhumatov/Reuters Japanese astronaut Satoshi Furukawa, a crew member of the International Space Station, waves behind a glass divider during a news conference at Baikonur cosmodrome, on Monday.
Asia in Pictures 2011
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Russian specialists worked on the Soyuz TMA-21 spacecraft at the Baikonur cosmodrome Friday.
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Shamil Zhumatov/Reuters Japanese astronaut Satoshi Furukawa, a crew member of the International Space Station, waves behind a glass divider during a news conference at Baikonur cosmodrome, on Monday.
Asia in Pictures 2011
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Clad in a scarlet coat, Chapman was seen at a farewell ceremony for U.S. astronaut Scott Kelly and two Russian cosmonauts in Baikonur, a Russia-leased cosmodrome in southern Kazakhstan.
Anna Chapman, 'Bombshell' Russian Spy, Steals Show At Kazakhstan Space Launch AP 2010
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