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Old 31-10-2008, 05:02 AM
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Forgotten cradle of the space age

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7695425.stm
"A few dozen miles south of Berlin, Germany, in the province of Brandenburg, a narrow tree-lined road weaves across scenic meadows and lake-side villages.
Near the town of Kummersdorf-Gut, a complex of old brown buildings resembling military barracks stands at the intersection of a seemingly abandoned railway line.
Right across from it, a barricaded road made of rough concrete blocks cuts through the thick pine forest.
As it curves into the wilderness, strange ruins appear, lurking in the depths of the woods.
Covered with Russian-language graffiti, these semi-collapsed bunkers can be easily mistaken for remnants of the Soviet military bases which litter Eastern Europe..."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kummersdorf
http://www.astronautix.com/sites/kumsdorf.htm
http://www.russianspaceweb.com/kummersdorf.html
http://maps.google.com.au/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=Kummersdorf+Storko w+(Mark),+Oder-Spree,+Brandenburg,+Germany&sll=-25.335448,135.745076&sspn=54.614104 ,83.320313&ie=UTF8&cd=1&geocode=FV6 bHQMdGpTTAA&ll=52.098175,13.357873& spn=0.018692,0.040684&t=k&z=15

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