Space exploration began with the launch of Sputnik and Astrophysics was born as the application of physics to the phenomena observed by Astronomy, which etymologically means laws of the stars.
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| Baikonur |
The manned space-flight centre established by the former Soviet Union. It is situated north-east of the Aral Sea in Kazakhstan.
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