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Modernization of Zenit launching site in Kazakhstan - Russia backtracks, Kazakhstan to bear all costs National Space Agency's chief said that most probably Kazakhstan would take upon itself all the costs associated with modernization of Zenit launching complex in order to replace Proton booster.

25 June 2014

Russia to cease leasing Zenit-M launching site at Kazakhstan's Baikonur Zenit-M rocket launching complex will become a Kazakhstan property on January 1, 2015, effectively ending Russian lease.

24 June 2014

Baiterek SRC project to be based on Zenit rocket Kazakhstan and Russia agreed to use Zenit launcher in Baiterek (SRC) space rocket complex.

01 April 2013

Mussabayev talked about Russia's benefits from Baikonur Talgat Mussabayev from Kazakh National Space Agency spoke about Russia's profit from Baikonur. Kazakhstan needs ways to continue the cosmodromes operations in case Russia moves away to its own space centers.

23 April 2011