Russian President Vladimir Putin has decided to build a new space launch complex, this one on Russian soil. Construction of the site is scheduled to begin in 2010, with the opening scheduled for 2018.
The historic Russian lainch site is at Baikonur. During Soviet days, that was inside the Soviet Union, but the collapse of the USSR left the base in independent Kazakhstan. Russia has been leasing Baikonur from Kazakhstan since, and will continue to do so, but Putin's decision puts Russia in complete control of its space program down the road and clearly indicates Russia intends to pursue its space efforts over the long term.
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