Cosmodrome (Destiny)

by narcogen , Andover, Massachusetts, Tuesday, September 23, 2014, 20:23 (3523 days ago) @ Avateur

...that I could walk around in the stunningly beautiful world they've created. Like, in real life.

If it makes you feel any better, I'm sure you can take a trip to Russia and wander around there. :P

Actually, no.

http://moscow.usembassy.gov/russian-visas.html

Although it's not referred to by name, one of the still-used Soviet-era cosmodromes is Baikonur, which is actually in Kazakhstan and rented out to Russia. It is not an easy place to travel to at all, requiring special permissions, as well as being far away from... pretty well anything and everything.

Not sure where in Russia the cosmodrome is supposed to be if it isn't Baikonur, but I'd guess the circumstances are probably the same for other launch areas. If you're just a tourist who wants to see rockets, the answer is probably no.

Incidentally, the Forgotten Shore area with its stranded ships looks a bit like the Aral Sea, which also borders Kazakhstan.

https://www.google.com/search?q=aral+sea+ships&es_sm=119&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=9DgiVMX_GeG...