It’s an eerie scene that makes time look like it stood still: The abandoned hanger in the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The Cosmodrome is still active today – in fact, the Russian Soyuz shuttles are the only way for Russian astronauts to reach the International Space Station. However, what was found inside the hanger is no longer active. There, Ralph Mirebs discovered shuttles from a space program that was founded in 1974 and shut down in 1993. An urban explorer and photographer, Mirebs decided to document this strange, abandoned place with the hopes that it will inspire the Russian government to properly preserve them. Check out his incredible images below.
