Investigating Space Heritage Interpretation for Tourism Development and Heritage Preservation at Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan

Figures & data

Figure 1. Map of Kazakhstan and the location of the Baikonur Cosmodrome.

Source: Encyclopaedia Britannica.

Figure 2. Gagarin’s launch pad.

Source: Alexander Yermolyonok.

Table 1. Breakdown of stakeholders for the study.

Categories of tourism stakeholders	Number of semi-structured interviews
Operators selling Baikonur tours	5
Government officials	6
Local NGOs	3
Specialists of Baikonur and space heritage
– Historians	4
– Space experts and journalists	8
Total tourism stakeholders	26

Table 2. Demographic profile of stakeholders.

Variable	Categories	Number	Frequency (valid%)
Gender	Male	18	69
	Female	8	31
Age	30–40	7	27
	40–50	10	39
	50–60	4	15
	>60 years	5	19
Employment status	Fulltime	24	92
	Homeworker	1	4
	Retired /Other	1	4

Figure 3. Early Soviet space industry inside the Museum of Baikonur Cosmodrome History.

Source: Raushan Mukhamejanova.

Figure 4. Space Junk at Ecomuseum Karaganda.

Source: Peter Hohenhaus of dark.tourism.com.