Rostov Museum of Cosmonautics

The Rostov Museum of Cosmonautics in the city of Rostov-on-Don is located on Stachki Avenue and is a subdivision of the scientific and educational complex "Vertical." The exposition is dedicated to the history of domestic cosmonautics and the contribution of Don specialists; it displays personal belongings of cosmonauts, samples of space technology, as well as documents, photographs, and printed publications on the history of space. Visitors are shown a seat liner for launch and landing, and a simulator allows modeling individual maneuvers of a manned spacecraft. The first tour in the museum was conducted by Yuri Usachev, a Hero of Russia and a cosmonaut who is a native of the Don region.