Museum of aviation and Cosmonautics SSAU named after S. P. Korolev in Samara

What to Expect and Is It Worth Visiting

This is a small museum of Cosmonautics, operating at the Samara State Aerospace University. The opening took place on January 12, 1977, and was timed to the 70th anniversary of the birth of the father of Cosmonautics-S. P. Korolev.

The exposition presents a very large number of exhibits, even more than in the museum "Samara Space". products, units and models of aviation and rocket and space technology, photo-documentary materials. The most interesting of them are: descent capsules of spacecraft, a spacesuit, samples of space power, tools for working in space, rocket and aircraft engines, the cabin of a Su-9 fighter, aircraft weapons, instruments and equipment, a compensating suit and other pilot equipment. Some of the exhibits have been in space and on board the Mir and ISS orbital stations. There are, among other things, personal belongings and documents of Korolev, lifetime editions of K. E. Tsiolkovsky, rare editions, photographs and autographs of scientists and cosmonauts.

In general, the museum is interesting and informative, but it is inconvenient that since it is departmental, its visit is possible only by appointment. There are no special requirements, only a passport is needed, but it is necessary to agree on the time of the visit in advance by Phone 8 (846) 267-48-49, 8 (846) 267-43-75 or 8 (846) 267-43-76, otherwise, coming here, you may find yourself in front of a closed door.

And we also advise you to see ready-made excursions around Samara, with which it will be much more interesting to get acquainted with the city. You can find and Book Group or individual excursions around Samara from local residents on these verified sites with reviews:

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