<i>&quot;The HL-20 would be replaced as an emergency escape vehicle by the Russian Soyuz capsule, which did not land on a runway but rather thudded into the steppes of Kazakhstan upon return to Earth.&quot;</i><p>This is linked to this article on the new Russian spaceport, Vostochny cosmodrome ~ <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=11687445" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=11687445</a> 80M rent per year for the Baikonur cosmodrome and less access to Kazakhstan.