Memorial Museum of Cosmonautics

Memorial Museum of Cosmonautics
Музей космонавтики
	; The entrance to the Museum (2019)
Agency overview
Formed	1981
Jurisdiction	Government of Russia
Agency executive	Golovkina Irina, Director;
Website	[1]

55°49′22″N 37°38′23″E / 55.822733°N 37.63971°E / 55.822733; 37.63971

The Memorial Museum of Cosmonautics (

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 and receives approximately 300,000 visitors yearly.^[2]

History

The museum primarily focuses on the

Sputnik and the spacecraft Soyuz

.

Renovation

On

USA, Europe, China and the International Space Station. 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

Soviet Krechet spacesuit
Rocket propulsion units, RD-214
Space capsule used by Yuri Gagarin, 1961
Soviet moonrover Lunokhod (Луноход)
USSR flag display with Moon fragments. Presented as a gift to Soviet citizens by President Richard Nixon in June 1970
The engraved fence surrounding the complex. Engraved with a picture of Sputnik 1