Two Czechs Were Detained at Baikonur for Taking Photos. They Were Fined.

Security forces at the Russian-run Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan detained two Czech tourists who tried to sneak onto the Buran space shuttle and take pictures of it, Russian state news agency TASS reported today, citing a source who said the pair were fined and released.

Security forces at the Russian-run Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan detained two Czech tourists who wanted to sneak into the Buran space shuttle and take pictures of it, Russian state news agency TASS reported on Thursday, citing a source who said the pair were fined and released. According to the Telegram channel Shot, the men wanted to take pictures of the Soviet Energia launch vehicle designed to carry the Buran space shuttle into space.