Russian cosmonaut Sergei Krikalyov opened international space exhibition #SPUTNIK60 in London

The State Corporation for Space Activity “Roscosmos” presented the international space exhibition "#SPUTNIK60" dedicated to the 60th anniversary of the launch of the space age of mankind and to all the discoverers of space - the launch on October 4, 1957 of the first artificial Earth satellite, an event that was the result of many years of work of tens and hundreds thousands of scientists, engineers, designers, technologists and other specialists.

The delegation of Roskosmos consisting of: Soviet and Russian air sportsman and cosmonaut, Hero of the Soviet Union and the first Hero of Russia, executive director for manned space programs Sergei Krikalev; Igor Burenkov, Executive Director for Communications; adviser to the Director General of Roskosmos state corporation on communications Yana Urmantseva arrived in London for the opening of the exhibition in Rossotrudnichestvo representative office.

"After October 4, 1957, the word "satellite" has become firmly established in English and other languages. The slogan of the exhibition - "Raise your head!" - is symbolic, because the satellite urged people of the whole Earth to look to the sky in both direct and figurative sense", - Russian ambassador Alexander Yakovenko said in a welcoming speech.

Guests of the evening heard the greeting of the Russian cosmonauts from the International Space Station, and also could feel themselves as astronauts in orbit, having watched films made in virtual reality format.

The opening ceremony was attended by the representative of the Museum of Science of London, Doug Millard, supervising the incredibly popular with Londoners and visitors of the exhibition "Cosmonauts: the birth of the space age". In the opening ceremony of this exhibition in 2015, the first woman cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova and Sergei Krikalyov took part. Doug Millard spoke about the reaction of the British community to the news of the launch of the first artificial Earth satellite by the Soviet Union.

Within the framework of the opening of the exhibition a meeting of representatives of “Roscosmos” with schoolchildren and journalists was held. Sergei Krikalev has been answering questions of children and adults for several hours.

The exposition in London was the final in a series of exhibitions across Europe and confirmed a significant interest in space themes among different nationalities and generations as a theme uniting peoples.

The portal of the Presidential Library features electronic selection "Open Space", which includes newsreel fragments, periodicals, books reflecting various milestones in the development of space exploration.

According to the portal http://rs.gov.ru.