Memorial Museum of Cosmonautics
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| File:Музей космонавтики в Москве.png The entrance to the Museum (2011) |
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| Formed | 1981 |
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The Memorial Museum of Cosmonautics (also known as the Memorial Museum of Astronautics (in English) or Memorial Museum of Space Exploration) is a museum in Moscow, Russia, dedicated to space exploration. It is located within the base of the Monument to the Conquerors of Space in the north-east of the city.[1] The museum contains a wide variety of Soviet and Russian space-related exhibits and models which explore the history of flight; astronomy; space exploration; space technology; and space in the arts. According to the Russian tourist board, the museum's collection holds approximately 85,000 different items, primarily from the Soviet period, and receives approximately 300,000 visitors yearly.[2]
History
Though the space monument's tower was erected in 1964, the memorial museum did not exist for another seventeen years. Opening ceremonies took place on April 10, 1981, to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the day Yuri Gagarin became the first human to orbit the Earth in space.[2]
The museum primarily focuses on the Soviet space program with major themes like Gagarin, Sergey Korolyov, Sputnik and Soyuz.
Renovation
On Cosmonautics Day, 2009, the museum was reopened after three years of reconstruction. It has virtually tripled its original size and has added new sections dedicated to space programs worldwide, including the USA, Europe, China and the ISS. The museum now features original interactive exhibits, as well as a refurbished promenade, the sculpture-lined Cosmonauts Alley which connects the museum to the Moscow metro. The museum is a favourite of students worldwide and a primary tourist attraction of the city.[3]
Exhibits
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Krechet.JPG
Soviet Krechet spacesuit.
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Soviet rocket propulsion RD-214.JPG
Rocket propulsion units, RD-214.
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Gagarin's capsule in Moscow Cosmonautics museum.jpg
Space capsule used by Yuri Gagarin.
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Soviet moonrover Lunokhod (Луноход).
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Km manual R0010816.jpg
Crew manual from Apollo-Soyuz Test Project (1974), in Russian and English.
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Km Grafik PC300007.jpg
Poster art of the Soviet space program.
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A piece of regolith from Apollo 11 presented to the Soviet Union.
See also
References
External links
- Museum of Cosmonautics official website (Russian)
- The Museum of cosmonautics from The official Russian museums list.
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