The first ever collection of photographs showing in detail the Baikonur Cosmodrome, the world's most important urban exploration site.

The Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan was created by the Soviets in the 1950s. It was from Baikonur in 1988 that the first Soviet spaceplane, Buran, was launched in response to the United States Space Shuttle. The Buran programme would officially end in 1993 during the presidency of Boris Yeltsin, with only one Buran launch ever taking place, in 1998. Thereafter, parts of the Baikonur Cosmodrome fell into disuse, notably the sites connected with the launch of these Soviet craft. The two shuttles that were completed remain abandoned there, laid to rest in this atmospheric place. This is the first time that photographs of these spectacular locations have been published in a book. Jonk travelled 20km through the Kazakh desert under cover of night, entered the hangars clandestinely, and spent three nights there under the radar of military security to produce a truly incredible photographic reportage of what is considered today the world's most important urban exploration site. Jonk reveals his excellent collection of photographs taken in the disused part of the Baikonur Cosmodrome. As well as providing us with these amazing pictures, he describes the incredible adventure of visiting a location that is unique in the world.

第一部详细展示拜科努尔航天发射场的照片集，那是世界重要的城市探索场所。

哈萨克斯坦的拜科努尔航天发射场是苏联在1950年代建造的。1988年，苏联的第一架航天飞机“布兰”号就是在拜科努尔发射的，以回应美国航天飞机计划。“布兰”计划于1993年鲍里斯·叶利钦（Boris Yeltsin）担任总统期间正式结束，只在1998年进行过一次发射。此后，拜科努尔航天发射场的部分区域被废弃，特别是与发射这些苏联航天飞船有关的场地。已经完成的两架航天飞机仍然被遗弃在那里，安放在这个大机库中。这是第一次将这些壮观地点的照片出版成书。在夜色的掩护下，琼克（Jonk）穿越20公里的哈萨克沙漠，秘密进入机库，并在军事安全的雷达监视下在那里度过了三个夜晚，对这个被认为是当今世界重要的城市探索场所进行了摄影报道。琼克展示了他在拜科努尔航天发射场废弃部分拍摄的照片集。除了为我们提供这些惊人的照片外，他还描述了访问这个独特场所的冒险经历。