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"Star City" to open its gates to public

Moscow, Russia - The space centre where Soviet cosmonauts have been trained

As of yesterday, people is allowed to visit "Star City", the historical training centre of Soviet and Russian spacemen, since first Gagarin's flight (12 April 1961). This place preserves important papers of the past, like photos, space suits, forms of flight simulations, relic of soviet missions. People is allowed to visit Gagarin's room as well; this is untouched since Gagarin died in a flight incident,...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 31210
Rome, Italy, 07/18/2002 17:31
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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