This is a timely article, since a US-built satellite is being launched from a site in Kazakhstan in about an hour.
http://www.ilslaunch.com/newsroom/news-releases/media-advisory-ils-proton-launch-sirius-fm-6
Video: http://siriusfm6.imgondemand.com/
I wonder if the privatized launch companies have contributed anything to the upkeep of these murals. (I’d fall down from surprise if they did…)
