Cosmonautics Day at the Presidential Library marked the anniversaries of Konstantin Tsiolkovsky and Sergei Korolev

On April 12, 2022 the Presidential Library hosted the traditional conference "Cosmonautics Day at the Presidential Library".

The event, which was being held for the eighth time at the Presidential Library, this year was dedicated to the 165th anniversary of Konstantin Tsiolkovsky and the 115th anniversary of Sergei Korolev. The purpose of the conference “Space. Information. Time” was to highlight the most important historical dates and events of the national cosmonautics.

Pilot-cosmonaut, Hero of Russia Andrey Borisenko, representatives of the State Corporation Roscosmos, representatives of the North-West Interregional Public Organization of the Federation of Cosmonautics of the Russian Federation, representatives of the Russian State Hydrometeorological University, scientists, cadets and students of educational institutions of St. Petersburg attended the event. Participants from other cities of Russia joined the event via video conferencing.

The start of the "Cosmonautics Day at the Presidential Library" was given from space - a video greeting was sounded from the International Space Station.

The event participants learned about the Vostochny cosmodrome, the Anton Shkaplerov Aerospace Center in Sevastopol, meteorological research in space, the mysterious planet Venus, the Touching Space project of the Cosmonautics Federation, and the fragrant collection of "space" perfume. Memories of a meeting with Sergei Korolev by a veteran of the Baikonur Cosmodrome, an honorary radio operator of the USSR Vladimir Kraskin, were heard.

There was held a virtual tour of the Tsiolkovsky State Museum of the History of Cosmonautics (Kaluga) and the Academician Korolev Memorial House-Museum (Moscow).

The conference "Cosmonautics Day at the Presidential Library" spotlighted historical facts and modern cultural projects. The quest "Virtual flight into space!" was held at the sites of the remote access centers to the resources of the Presidential Library.

The conference is available on the institution's YouTube Channel.  

The Presidential Library’s portal features the collection Outer Space which includes fragments of newsreels, periodicals, books, postcards, commemorative medals and badges that spotlight various milestones in the development of astronautics. The collection is constantly updated.