Memorial Museum of Cosmonautics in Moscow, Russia
One of the things I did during my visit to Moscow was to visit the Memorial Museum of Cosmonautics. With the help of my Russian roommate – Julia, I was able to organize my visit. Travelling by train from the Red Square area via Kitay-gorod to VDNKh station, I conveniently reached the museum after approximately thirteen minutes. VDNKh is the closest station to the complex, should you wish to travel by train. Services depart every ten minutes and it operates every day.
Monument to the Conquerors of Space – Russia
The Monument to the Conquerors of Space is a stunning 110-metre-high titanium spire erected in Moscow in 1964. It soars proudly to celebrate the outstanding achievement of Russia and its people for their triumph in space exploration and supremacy in the space race.
It is an amazing place to begin to know about the notable Russian people who contributed such tremendous success and whose bas reliefs are decorated on the monument base.
Memorial Museum of Cosmonautics
The Memorial Museum of Cosmonautics, or Memorial Museum of Space Exploration, in Moscow is located within the base of the Monument to the Conquerors of Space. It’s walking distance from the VDNKH metro station. It is a great place to have a glimpse of Russia’s space exploration that made them victorious in the supremacy in the space race.
This spectacular museum contains a wide variety of mostly Soviet and Russian space-related exhibits. These models include real satellites, capsules, spacesuits, jackets used by the cosmonauts, and other gadgets that cosmonauts needed to live in space. Several mock-up items from other countries are also on display.
To me, one of the most compelling things to see is the capsule used by the Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin on 12 April 1961. Aboard the spacecraft Vostok 1, Yuri Gagarin became the first human being to travel into space. He became the first man to orbit the planet. He accomplished is with his space capsule in eighty-nine minutes. That made him an instant worldwide celebrity and the pride of the Russian people.
I was fascinated as my eyes were glued at Yuri Gagarin’s actual video footage, which played continuously on one of the TV screens inside the museum. He was a remarkable man of great courage to venture on such a perilous exploration. His audacity along with his team of genius minds had inspired the world with their phenomenal success. I could say that visiting the Memorial Museum of Cosmonautics and looking at the Monument to the Conquerors of Space is one of the highlights of my travel to Russia. Indeed, it’s a lifelong celebration and a stunning remembrance of human being’s achievement in utilising his/her God-given knowledge and talents for an honourable cause.
“When I orbited the Earth in a spaceship, I saw for the first time how beautiful our planet is. Mankind, let us preserve and increase this beauty, and not destroy it!” – Yuri Gagarin
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