RKK Energiya museum

The RKK Energiya museum is a museum dedicated to the early achievements of Russian space exploration programmes. It is located on the grounds of the RKK Energiya factory in Korolyov, near Moscow.

RKK Energiya museum
The Vostok 1 capsule which flew Yuri Gagarin, the first human into space.
Location within Moscow
LocationRKK Energiya factory in Korolyov, near Moscow, Russia
Coordinates55°45′20″N 37°36′35″E

Amongst the exhibits are the recovered capsule from the Vostok 1 mission with which Yuri Gagarin became the first man in space, the Vostok 6 capsule in which Valentina Tereshkova became the first woman in space, the Voskhod 2 capsule from which the first spacewalk was performed by Alexei Leonov, the Zond 5 capsule which carried two tortoises around the Moon in 1968, and the Soyuz 19 capsule used in the 1975 Apollo-Soyuz Test Project.[1]

Exhibits

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See also

References

  1. "Russia: Location of Russian Manned Spacecraft". Astronautix. Retrieved August 19, 2018.
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