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Energia Museum (renovated)
Various Kinds of satellites that achieved "the world's first missions" in the exhibition hall
2006-10 (C) Seiji Yoshimoto
Sputnik-1: the world's first satellite
(Launch: October 4,1957)
2006-10 (C) Seiji Yoshimoto
Sputnik-2 with a Laika dog and instrumentation for measuring
solar radiation and cosmic rays. (launch: November 3, 1957)
2006-10 (C) Seiji Yoshimoto
Sputnik-3 (launch May 15, 1958)
2006-10 (C) Seiji Yoshimoto
Sputnik-3 Inside
2006-10 (C) Seiji Yoshimoto
Lunar-9 (First Landing to Moon)
2006-10 (C) Seiji Yoshimoto
Lunar-2
2006-10 (C) Seiji Yoshimoto
Electron-1
2006-10 (C) Seiji Yoshimoto
Venera-3
2006-10 (C) Seiji Yoshimoto
Molnya-1 experimental Communications satellite with 3 axis attitude control (The first successful launch: 14 October 1965) Later, Molnya satellite system was transferred to NPO-PM.
2006-10 (C) Seiji Yoshimoto
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Energia Museum
is one of the most important space museums in the world. The exhibitions here have significant historical values including a real Vostok-1 descent module returned to the earth after the world's first manned space flight by Yuri. A. Gagalin.
The museum is located in the facility of RSC Energia near Moscow, one of the most important space industries in the world. The museum was renovated in September, 2006. By the special courtesy of RSC Energia and Federal Space Agency of Russia, NPO InterCoS surveyed the renovated museum and present a photo report here.
The museum has three exhibition area: a large exhibition hall, the Labour Glory hall and the Memorial Room devoted to S.P. Korolev .
RSC Energia took the leadership of almost all the space development activities of early stage in Soviet Union under S. P. Korelov.
RSC Energia developed not only rockets but also various satellites including Sputnik-1, the world's first satellite. As a museum within RSC Energia, many of the satellite models exhibited here are not simple "mock-ups" but development models or engineering models.
RSC Energia's "Word's Firsts in Satellite"
Courtesy of RSC Energia
1957 - Launch of the first artificial Earth's satellite Sputnik-1.
1959 - Launch of interplanetary probe Luna-1, which accomplished the first lunar fly-by
1959 - Interplanetary probe Luna-2 was the first to reach the Moon's surface. It delivered there national symbols of the USSR.
1959 - Interplanetary probe Luna-3 took the first pictures of the far side of the Moon and transmitted them to Earth
1961 - Launch of the first interplanetary probe Venera-1 to Venus
1964 - Launch of two satellites, Elektron-1 and Electron-2, with one launch vehicle. The first time a satellite (Elektron-1) separates during powered flight
1965 - Launch of interplanetary probe Venera-3, which, in 1966 became the first spacecraft to reach the surface of Venus. It delivered there national symbols of the USSR.
1966 - First soft landing on the Moon (Luna-9 space probe) and transmission of pictures from its surface
1966 - First artificial satellite of the Moon (Luna-10 space probe)
1968 - Zond-5, the first spacecraft to complete a flight along the Earth-Moon-Earth route, having passed around the Moon, returned to the vicinity of Earth moving with escape velocity
Almost all the space technology in Soviet era were originated in RSC Energia. Later, some of them were transfer to other space companies.
Courtesy of RSC Energia
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Descent module of Vostok -1, the world's first manned flight by Yuri Gagarin
2006-10 (C) Seiji Yoshimoto
Descent modules of Vostok used for unmanned test flight before Gagarin
2006-10 (C) Seiji Yoshimoto
Voskhod-3 Spacecraft
2006-10 (C) Seiji Yoshimoto
Descent modules of Zond-5 (left) and Soyuz-3 (right)
2006-10 (C) Seiji Yoshimoto
Interior of descent module of Soyuz T-3
2006-10 (C) Seiji Yoshimoto
Descent module of Soyuz-19
2006-10 (C) Seiji Yoshimoto
Full-scale mock-up of the Soyuz-Apollo first international flight
2006-10 (C) Seiji Yoshimoto
Descent module of Vostok -6 (center) and catapult armchair of Tereshkova (right)
2006-10 (C) Seiji Yoshimoto
Descent module of Voskhod-2 from which Alexey Leonov pioneered extravehicular activity
(flight: 18 Mar 1965)
2006-10 (C) Seiji Yoshimoto
Full-scale mock-up of the Salyut orbital station
2006-10 (C) Seiji Yoshimoto
Kvant astrophysical module
2006-10 (C) Seiji Yoshimoto
Transitive compartment with docking ports
2006-10 (C) Seiji Yoshimoto
Interior of Full-scale Salyut orbital station
2006-10 (C) Seiji Yoshimoto
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RSC Energia's "Word's Firsts in Mannd Space Flight"
Courtesy of RSC Energia
1961 - First manned flight into space, the mission of Yuri Gagarin on-board Vostok spacecraft
1962 - First "formation flying" in space of two manned spacecraft, Vostok-3 and Vostok-4
1963 - First woman in space, the mission of Valentina Tereshkova on-board Vostok-6
Manned Spacecraft
There are several manned spacecraft exhibitions on the first floor of the exhibition hall. Real descent module of Vostok -1, the world's first manned flight by Yuri Gagarin and other descent modules with significant historical values can be seen only here.
1965 - First space walk - Alexei Leonov was the first person to leave a spacecraft and float in space
1967 - First automatic docking and undocking of two unmanned spacecraft
1969 - First docking of manned spacecraft (Soyuz-4 and Soyuz-5), and crew transfer from one spacecraft to the other through open space.
1969 - First formation flying of three manned spacecraft, Soyuz-6, Souyz-7 and Soyuz-8, during which they maneuvered relative to each other, with ground facilities providing simultaneous support for the three spacecraft
1971 - Launch of the first long-duration manned space station Salyut
1975 - First on-orbit docking of spacecraft (Soyuz-19 and Apollo) of different countries (USSR and USA)
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Labour Glory Hall (History of Space Development by RSC Eenergia)
Labour Glory Hall showing early space development history in Soviet era
2006-10, (C) Seiji Yoshimoto
Labour Glory Hall, Energia Museum
2006-10, (C) Seiji Yoshimoto
Labour Glory Hall showing space development history
2006-10, (C) Seiji Yoshimoto
Early space development history in Soviet era (German V-2 to A-4 assembled in Soviet)
2006-10, (C) Seiji Yoshimoto
Early space development history in Soviet era (R-1, R-2, and R-7)
2006-10, (C) Seiji Yoshimoto
Early space development history in Soviet era (Sputnik-1, -2, -3)
2006-10, (C) Seiji Yoshimoto
Early space development history in Soviet era (First manned flight)
2006-10, (C) Seiji Yoshimoto
Early space development history in Soviet era (Soyuaz docking)
2006-10, (C) Seiji Yoshimoto
Early space development history in Soviet era (Salytut orbital station)
2006-10, (C) Seiji Yoshimoto
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Labour Glory Hall
shows the history made by those who contributed space development using photographs, documents, awards, memorable souvenirs and others. The history of RSC Energia was the history of early space development of Soviet Union.
Extraction from RSC Energia History Record
Courtesy of RSC Energia
May 3, 1946
Government Decree to establish a series of NII, KB, test organizations, factories to develop, manufacture and test long-range ballistic missiles (LRBM). S.P. Korolev was appointed Chief designer
October 18, 1947
The first successful launch of A-4 rocket assembled using units of German rocket V-2 in the Soviet Union. Flight test of the A-4 rocket were completed in the same year.
October 10, 1948
The first successful launch of Soviet ballistic missile R-1. Flight tests of the first series of R-1 were completed in the same year.
September 21, 1949
Launch of missile R-2E. Experimental verification of new missile R-2 systems.
May 15, 1957
The first launch of two-stage intercontinental ballistic missile R-7.
August 21, 1957
Successful launch of two-stage intercontinental ballistic missile R-7.
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October 4, 1957
Launch of the world's first earth artificial satellite (Sputnik-1, 83.6 kg).
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November 3, 1957
Launch of the second satellite (Sputnik-2, 508 kg) with a Laika dog aboard.
May 15, 1958
Launch of the third satellite (Sputnik-3, 1327 kg ) by an R-7-type missile with improved power characteristics.
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April 12, 1961
World first manned flight around the Earth performed by cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin on the Vostok spacecraft.
August 6-7, 1961
Twenty-four hour manned flight around the Earth was first performed by cosmonaut German Titov on the Vostok-2 spacecraft.
January 15, 1969
Docking of Soyuz-4 and Soyuz-5 manned spacecraft. Cosmonauts transfer from one spacecraft to another through open space. Formation of the first experimental orbital station of 12924 kg mass.
June 6-30, 1971
The Soyuz-11 spacecraft that docked to the Salyut orbital station is in orbit. Beginning of the Salyut manned flight (22 days).
December 26, 1974 - February 3, 1977
Flight of the Salyut-4 long-duration orbital station. Two crews worked aboard it.
July 15, 1975
Start of the Soyuz-19 vehicle that docked with the US Apollo vehicle on July 17, 1975. The first experimental flight of the space complex consisting of vehicles of two countries under the Soyuz-Apollo program.
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Memorial Room devoted to S.P. Korolev
Lenin Prize to Korolev
2006-10 (C) Seiji Yoshimoto
S.P. Korolev
2006-10 (C) Seiji Yoshimoto
Korolev's work study in RSC Energia
2006-10 (C) Seiji Yoshimoto
Korolev's biography
2006-10 (C) Seiji Yoshimoto
Korolev's biography
2006-10 (C) Seiji Yoshimoto
Schedule chart by Korolev
2006-10 (C) Seiji Yoshimoto
Korolev's biography
2006-10 (C) Seiji Yoshimoto
Korolev's biography
2006-10 (C) Seiji Yoshimoto
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S.P. Korolev is the Father of space development of Soviet Union. He took the leadership of development of early launch vehicles and satellites including the world's first satellite Sputnik-1and the world's first manned flight by Yuri Gararin. However, he is not well-known to the western world because his name had been kept secret until his death.
Memorial room exhibits his personal belongings, many photographs and documents which are today of significant historical value. His work study in Energia is also reconstructed here.
Korolev's prediction for
moon landing
2006-10 (C) Seiji Yoshimoto
Interview with Mr. Chertok, the legend of Russian space development at RSC Energia.
(Dr. Nobuyuki Tomita, Deputy Chairman of the Board of NPO InterCoS is studying Russian space development history as his life work.)
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