on their rocketry.   Baikonur Cosmodrome - called Tyuratam by the CIA QUOTE The Baikonur Cosmodrome ( Russian : Космодром Байконур , Kosmodrom Baykonur ; Kazakh : Байқоңыр ғарыш айлағы , Bayqoñır ğarış aylağı ), also called Tyuratam , is the world's first and largest operational space launch facility . It