The speculation that the colouration was caused by a rocket launch from Baikonur in Kazakhstan was later dismissed, as the last launch before the event took place on 18 January.
Starting with Vostok 1 in April 1961, the launch site was given this name to cause confusion and keep the location secret.
On 19 September 2006 López-Alegría docked with the ISS as Commander of Expedition 14, having taken off from Baikonur, Kazakhstan on 18 September, onboard Soyuz TMA-9.
He also headed the official Afghan delegation to Baikonur, in his position of communications minister and member of its ruling Politburo.
A single launch pad was operational at Baikonur and from six to eight were in operation at Plesetsk.
Farmonova is most notable for starring in the 2011 film Baikonur directed by the German film-maker Veit Helmer.
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Farmonova achieved some international recognition after acting in the 2011 film Baikonur directed by the German film-maker Veit Helmer.
After being caught the dogs are put on a train to Baikonur where they ended up at a Soviet space program training center.
Other sources state that Baikonur was a name of the Tyuratam region even before the cosmodrome existed.