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October 25, 2006 10:53 AM PDT

The Baikonur Launch Facility in Russia made space history with successful launches that included Sputnik in 1957, Vostok-1 with Yuri Gagarin aboard in 1961, and Soyuz. The launch pad at Site 1 included an assembly building connected by a railway.

Photo by JP Wade/Google Earth

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