Roscosmos chief endorses Kazakhstan's Baikonur international hub plan

Roscosmos head Dmitry Bakanov publicly endorsed Kazakhstan's proposal to turn Baikonur into an international space hub, saying it would not harm Russian cooperation and could boost demand for Russian rockets. This marks a notable softening of Russia's stance on the cosmodrome, which it leases from Kazakhstan, and signals potential diversification of launch services at a strategically important site.