EPISODE · Mar 2, 2026 · 31 MIN
HB01 - Baikonur
from Hotel Baikonur International · host aaron inker, Michele Poletti
For long stretches, Baikonur was the only place on Earth from which you could leave the planet. All astronauts and cosmonauts before climbing launch pad 1/5 have stayed in the city, at the Cosmonaut Hotel. At the end of the street, amid the dust of the steppe, stands another small hotel. You'll recognize it by the small red antenna hanging crooked from the roof. Welcome to Hotel Baikonur.
What this episode covers
For long stretches, Baikonur was the only place on Earth from which you could leave the planet. All astronauts and cosmonauts before climbing launch pad 1/5 have stayed in the city, at the Cosmonaut Hotel. At the end of the street, amid the dust of the steppe, stands another small hotel. You'll recognize it by the small red antenna hanging crooked from the roof. Welcome to Hotel Baikonur.
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