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Memorial Museum of Cosmonautics
Museum dedicated to space exploration / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
55.822733°N 37.63971°E / 55.822733; 37.63971
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Formed | 1981 |
Jurisdiction | Government of Russia |
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The Memorial Museum of Cosmonautics (Russian: Музей космонавтики), also known as the Memorial Museum of Astronautics or Memorial Museum of Space Exploration, is a museum in Moscow, Russia, dedicated to space exploration. It is located within the base of the Monument to the Conquerors of Space in the north-east of the city.[1] The museum contains a wide variety of Soviet and Russian space-related exhibits and models which explore the history of flight; astronomy; space exploration; space technology; and space in the arts. According to the Russian tourist board, the museum's collection holds approximately 85,000 different items and receives approximately 300,000 visitors yearly.[2]