Moscow IV: Cosmos

Another important topic for Russia is the space or better cosmos. The Soviet Republic was the first country to send a dog and then a man in the space.

In Moscow, these events together with a lot of others are remembered in the Cosmonautics Museum that is below the Monument "To the Conquerors of Space". The monument was built after the launch of Sputnik.

To the Conquerors of Space

The museum features exhibits, replicas and photos from all the space missions, training centers and satellites.

Soyuz capsule

inside MIR

Still today Russia's space programme is important internationally. Especially after the NASA abandoned their shuttle programme and now the space flights from Baikonur (Kazakhstan) supply the international space station ISS.