Space centers

Baikonur Cosmodrome171 photos

Coordinates: 45° 55′ 13″ N, 63° 20′ 32″ E

The Baikonur Cosmodrome, also called Tyuratam, is the world’s first and largest operational space launch facility. It is located in the desert steppes of Kazakhstan, about 200 km east of the Aral Sea, north of the Syr Darya River, near Tyuratam… [Read more]

Guiana Space Centre283 photos

Coordinates: 5° 17′ 37″ N, 52° 49′ 38″ W

The Guiana Space Centre or, more commonly, Centre Spatial Guyanais (CSG) is a French spaceport near Kourou in French Guiana. Operational since 1968, it is particularly suitable as a location for a spaceport due to its proximity to the equator, and… [Read more]

Kennedy Space Center62 photos

Coordinates: 28° 36′ 27″ N, 80° 36′ 15″ W

The Kennedy Space Center (KSC) is the NASA space vehicle launch facility on Merritt Island. The site is near Cape Canaveral in Florida. [Read more]

Themes31,754 photos

Sight visited and photos classified by themes. [Read more]