Museum of Rocket and Space Corporation “Energia”

From the moment it was founded in 1946 to the present day, organization – which was successively known under the names of Special Design Bureau number 1(SDB-1)/TsKBEM/NPO Energia/S.P.Korolev RSC Energia – has been successfully carrying out the most daring rocket and space projects requiring revolutionary engineering solutions. The organization has been changing its name, while preserving and increasing both its production capacity and intellectual resources.

The history of S.P.Korolev Rocket and Space Corporation is the story of the company which were destined to become pioneers in rocket and space technology, and for many decades retain a leading position in the most advanced and science-intensive area of human endeavor in the twentieth century – the space science.

Our company invites you to a unique place – museum of Rocket and Space Corporation Energia where you can learn a lot of interesting facts about the history of cosmonautics.

The museum consists of the display hall, the Labour Glory hall and the Memorial room devoted to S.P. Korolev.

Visitors may touch the descent module flown by the world’s first cosmonaut, Yuri Alexeyevich Gagarin, see with their own eyes the Voskhod-2 multi-man spacecraft, from which Alexei Arkhipovich Leonov pioneered performing space walk; a full-scale mockup of the Soyuz-Apollo first international orbital complex: full-scale mockup of the Salyut orbital station and many other things.

The Labour Glory hall shows the enterprise history made by those who contributed a lot to its growth and development: photographs many of which are unique; documents, awards; memorable souvenirs and so on.

The Memorial room devoted to S.P. Korolev reconstructs the interior of the scientist and designer work study. Here you can find his personal belongings, a lot of photographs and documents which are today of significant historical value.

Formalities:
For the organization of the visit to the museum you should send in an application at least 10 days before the excursion with the list of the participants’ personal data enclosed.