Il Kazakistan reinventa le basi di lancio spaziali dell'epoca sovietica come mete turistiche
Il Kazakistan sta trasformando le basi di lancio spaziali del primo cosmodromo al mondo in un polo turistico, con l'obiettivo di attirare 50.000 visitatori entro il 2029 grazie a glamping, hotel e un campo per bambini nel luogo che ha visto nascere i voli umani nello spazio.
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00:00The new eco-friendly Soyuz-5 rocket, a joint Kazakh-Russian project, is set to lift off from the ground here at Baikonur from a modernized launch pad by the end of the year, signaling a new era and more frequency to these kind of launches.
00:14Kazakhstan is reimagining Baikonur Cosmodrome, which marks its 17th anniversary this year as a tourism hub between launches. Russia, which leases the site, has decommissioned and returned more than 50 facilities.
00:30Now Kazakhstan plans to build new visitor infrastructure around historic landmarks like Gagarin's launch pad, the site of humanity's first space flight, with hotels, glamping sites and even a children's camp.
00:44Join me as I explore how Kazakhstan is turning space exploration into a cultural experience. This is Modern Nomads.
00:58Baikonur Cosmodrome set in Kazakhstan's southern steppes is where the space race began. The first satellite launched here in 1957 was followed by the first human in 1961.
01:08Long before rockets launched, this land echoed with the legend of Korkitata, a mystic who created the kobus, an instrument set to bridge the earthly and cosmic realms through its sound.
01:18Legend says this is the Earth's navel, where cosmic energy flows straight into the steppe. Standing here at Gagarin's legendary launch pad, where the first human blasted into space, I can honestly say you do feel it.
01:34Once hidden behind the Iron Curtain, these Soviet-era relics continue to captivate.
01:39I'm walking at the Energia test complex, once used to prepare the Soviet-era Energia rockets and Buran shuttle for launch. The towering structures here show the scale of Soviet ambitions in space.
01:52With over 300 sunny days a year, minimal wind and a location near the equator, Baikonur is ideal for space launches. Earth's spin gives rockets a head start.
02:08But beyond engineering, Baikonur could also serve as a launch pad for diplomacy, innovation and global dialogue with parts of the site envisioned as immersive stays and cultural retreats.
02:20At this moment, we are going to develop four areas of cosmic and underground tourism.
02:27The first is educational tours. The second is cultural and cultural tours. The third is cultural tours. The third is events. And the fourth is culturally active tours.
02:38If accommodation expands, Baikonur could host 50,000 visitors annually by 2029, a five-fold increase from today, prompting experts to imagine new ways to unlock its full tourism potential.
02:51It would be good that people would be able to see their eyes at the moment of the launch.
02:55And the vision extends beyond tourism. As Kazakhstan advances its own space program, including the Baikonur rocket complex, it envisions Baikonur as a hub for science and education.
03:14Cosmos, in the first of all, is a dream for people. When people have a dream to learn the galaxies and new planets.
03:24So in this part, tourism causes a great interest. And this tourism gives a great motivation for children who can learn this story,
03:33to inspire the progress that they have achieved in terms of the development of the cosmos.
03:37and where they can learn more about their goals.
03:42Baikonur is more than a launch site. For creatives, thinkers and dreamers, it's a boundary between the known and the unknown.
03:49A space to imagine, to create, to reflect.
03:52That is a kind of one-in-a-lifetime experience. This event really can make you cry.
03:58So I really recommend you. And when you go to such kind of trips, you have some expectations.
04:06And I had some expectations, but that was beyond all of them.
04:09I highly recommend trip to Baikonur during the launch, during the normal time.
04:14Just to visit the museum and the facility that Baikonur has.
04:18That really touched my soul, touched my heart, and I really enjoy it.
04:23It was such an explosion of emotions from what you saw. And you're like,
04:29as if you're surrounded by some new... I don't know, it's so powerful.
04:33It's such a huge energy when you're there.
04:36So, with a huge enthusiasm and enthusiasm, we're back home.
04:42Kazakhstan isn't just a place between east and west. It's a bridge between earth and space.
04:47The creators of Baikonur Open Air Space Museum say, the new era isn't eastward, it's upward.
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