On April 12, Cosmonautics Day, Vladimir Putin will visit the reconstructed historical Cosmos [Space] pavilion at the VDNKh exhibition of economic achievements that became the foundation for the unique Cosmonautics and Aviation Centre.
Apart from the restored parts of the pavilion built back in Soviet times, the head of state will view items on display at the exhibition, many of which are unique: the Vostok-1 descent vehicle in which Yury Gagarin landed, full-scale four-module models of the MIR orbital station, a Progress cargo ship and a MAKS reusable space aircraft, to name just a few.
Apart from the Moscow Government, Roscosmos and Rostec state corporations, the United Aircraft Corporation as well as a number of defence industry enterprises took part in building the Cosmonautics and Aviation Centre.
Various zones of the centre are located on an area of almost 28,000 square metres: a museum and exhibition space, an educational and scientific cluster dealing with children’s and youth projects, and leisure zones and family entertainment areas (virtual reality devices, the FCC [Flight Control Centre] interactive kit, a Space Sphere with a 5D cinema plus the Monolith two-level exposition module.