This week, the VDNH Cosmonautics and Aviation Centre will offer free thematic guided tours on Chemistry and Space and a lecture titled Unity in Space. The Apollo-Soyuz programme and another Space Digest, wherein Denis Prudinik, chairman of the Youth Council of the Russian Space Society, will discuss with the participants the latest events regarding the subject.
On 15 July at 1:00 p.m., 3:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m., visitors to the Cosmonautics and Aviation Centre will enjoy thematic guided tours titled Chemistry and Space. They will be dedicated to the launching of the American scientific research satellite, Aura, on 15 July 2004, to study the Earth's atmospheric pollution. The participants will learn about the composition of missile fuel, how spaceships are protected against solar radiation, how the space station coolant system works and how chemistry makes life easier for orbiting astronauts.
Age restriction — children from the age of 12. The number of participants in each excursion should not exceed 20. Tickets will be given out at the information desk on the day such a guided tour takes place, 10 minutes before the start, subject to prior registration only.
On 15 July, at 4:00 p.m., the Cosmonautics and Aviation Centre offers a lecture titled Unity in Space. The Apollo-Soyuz programme, dedicated to the early cooperation between the Soviet Union and the USA. In the early 1970s, the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) proposed to the USSR that they carry out a human-controlled docking of two spaceships orbiting the Earth. Two working groups were set up to agree on the technical requirements concerning the compatibility of the USSR's Soyuz spacecraft and the USA's Apollo spacecraft. On 15 July 1975, Soyuz-19 was launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome. On the same day, Apollo was launched from the American cosmodrome at Cape Canaveral. On 17 July, the two spacecraft docked.
Age restrictions — from the age of 12, the number of participants should not exceed 20. Tickets will be given out at the information desk on the day the lecture takes place, 10 minutes before the start, subject to prior registration only.
On 18 July, at 4:00 p.m., the Youth Innovation Creativity Centre will offer a new Space Digest. Denis Prudnik and participants will discuss the launching of the first module of the Chinese space station and the spacewalk conducted by the Chinese taikonauts. They will also discuss preparations being made to expand the Russian segment of the International Space Station by connecting it to Nauka (Science), a Russian multifunctional laboratory module. It is expected to lift off to join the International Space station in July 2021. Prudnik will tell you about the previous launches of another Russian cargo spacecraft, Progres (progress), and the takeoff of the Soyuz-2.1b launch vehicle with a batch of 36 satellites made by OneWeb, a British company. Besides, the participants will discuss the preparation of the onboard equipment for the Luna (Moon) 25 mission scheduled for launch in October 2021.
Participation in the Space Digest is free, but advance registration is required. Those unable to attend the meeting in person are welcome to the live stream in the official VDNH Odnoklassniki group. Attendees can ask questions in the comments for the video, and Denis Prudnik will answer the most interesting ones live. The number of participants should not exceed 40, age restriction — 12+.
Participants in the VDNH Friends loyalty programme get a discount on tickets to the Cosmonautics and Aviation Centre. For a full and regularly updated list of the partner venues of the programme, see the page of the programme on the VDNH website.
All VDNH events comply with anti-coronavirus regulations. Visitors to the museums and exhibitions must observe social distancing rules and wear masks and gloves. You can learn more about virus prevention measures at VDNH here.