On 14 August 2021, in honour of the Energia Rocket and Space Corporation's 75th anniversary, the Cosmonautics and Aviation Centre at VDNH will host the Humans and Space free thematic guided tour series and a lecture, Special Design Bureau No. 1: the Smithy of Space. And 15 August will see another free lecture, The Cosmonaut's Heart Is Under Control.
At 1:00, 3:00 and 5:00 p.m. on 14 August, Visitors to the Cosmonautics and Aviation Centre will enjoy the Humans and Space guided tours, which are timed to coincide with the 75th birthday of the S. P. Korolev Rocket and Space Corporation Energia (also known as Special Design Bureau No. 1 at Research Institute No. 88 and NPO Energia). This company designed and manufactured the very first artificial Earth satellite; the R-7 rocket; the Vostok, Voskhod and Soyuz manned spacecraft; and the Progress cargo carriers. It is also the main designer and operator of the Russian segment at the International Space Station (ISS). The official birthday celebrations are planned for 26 August 2021.
In the meanwhile, the tour guides will tell you about the designers whose work made space travel possible and about the activities of RSC Energia and other enterprises involved in the creation of space technology.
The number of people per tour is no more than 20; the age restriction is 12+. Prior registration is required.
To mark the 75th anniversary of Energia Corporation's formation, the Roboschool centre for youth innovation and creativity will present a free lecture, Design Bureau No. 1: the Smithy of Space, at 4:30 p.m. on 14 August. Alexander Yarovitchuk, the tour guide at the Cosmonautics and Aviation Centre, will talk about the famous chief designer Sergei Pavlovich Korolev and his associates. Korolev headed the bureau for almost 20 years.
The number of participants should not exceed 20; the age restriction is 12+.
Prior registration is required.
Another free lecture, The Cosmonaut's Heart Is Under Control, will take place at the Cosmonautics and Aviation Centre at 2:00 p.m. on 15 August. The presenter is Elena Luchitskaya, PhD in Biology, senior research fellow at the Laboratory of Autonomic Regulation of the Cardiovascular System, Institute of Biomedical Problems, Russian Academy of Sciences.
She will explain how the human heart starts working differently in space, how many hours a day astronauts need to work out in order to return home healthy and what the Traffic Lights system is and how it helps assess astronauts' health.
Prior registration is required. The number of participants should not exceed 40; the age restriction is 10+.
The lecture will conclude the Space Doctor's Notes cycle, part of the Knowledge. VDNH project, which VDNH co-runs with the RAS Institute of Biomedical Problems. The presenters will be revealing the unique features of space medicine once or twice a month on weekends.
Members of the VDNH Friends loyalty programme receive a discount on tickets to the Cosmonautics and Aviation Centre. For a full and regularly updated list of programme partner venues, see the programme page on the VDNH website. Admission to the Cosmonautics and Aviation Centre is free during the Happy Hours (11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., Tuesday to Friday). The number of free tickets is limited.
All VDNH events comply with anti-coronavirus regulations. Visitors to VDNH museums and exhibition spaces are expected to wear face masks and gloves as well as observe social distancing. More information on anti-coronavirus measures at VDNH can be found here.