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NASA's storied Launchpad 39A, at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, will send up a Crew Dragon capsule atop a Falcon 9 rocket.
space exploration

After 9 Years Abroad, Astronaut Launches Are Back in the U.S.A.

The blastoff this week on a SpaceX rocket—the first ever private launch—could be a big step toward commercial space travel.
Luna Shyr May 25, 2020
The monument.
Moscow, Russia

Monument to Yuri Gagarin

This massive monument honors the first human in space.
A Cygnus rocket similar to this one carried an ambitious drink order to the International Space Station this week.
science

What Are a Dozen Bottles of Bordeaux Doing in Space?

It's for science, promise.
Luke Fater November 7, 2019
A Mir/NASA group portrait, featuring the table.
Gastro Obscura

Mir Space Station Dining Table

Cosmonauts and astronauts reheated food and formed bonds over this high-tech table.
Barskoon, Kyrgyzstan

Monument to Yuri Gagarin

A boulder carved into the shape of the cosmonaut's head.
Lenin greets visitors in front of the Central Pavilion
Moscow, Russia

Exhibition of Achievements of the National Economy

This newly renovated Soviet-era outdoor exhibition center is bigger than the principality of Monaco.
A 1965 stamp depicting cosmonaut Alexey Leonov on the first space walk.
abandoned

A Whirlwind Tour of Space Race Relics

Places left behind by Americans and Soviets in the race to the stars.
Molly McBride Jacobson August 12, 2016
space exploration

100 Wonders: The Secret City of the Cosmonauts

Dylan Thuras January 14, 2016
Laika Monument
Moscow, Russia

Laika Monument

It took over half a century but a Russian monument to a famous and tragic space pup finally stands in Moscow.
Torre Bert Listening Station
Turin, Italy

Torre Bert Listening Station

Some people believe that this makeshift space monitoring station received transmissions from clandestine cosmonauts.
cosmonauts

Tree Planting Tradition of the Cosmonauts Continues with Space Station Mission

Allison Meier May 23, 2013
Cosmonaut Grove.
Baikonur, Kazakhstan

Cosmonaut Grove

Avenue of trees planted by cosmonauts before their space departures.
cosmonauts

Atlas Obscura's Essential Guide to Cosmonautics

Allison Meier April 12, 2013
Moscow, Russia

Novodevichy Cemetery

Moscow's most popular cemetery includes the graves of numerous cosmonauts.
Soviet Moon Suit
Moscow, Russia

Memorial Museum of Cosmonautics

Museum celebrating the achievements of the Soviet space program.
Korolyov, Russia

RKK Energiya Museum

This iconic Russian space museum sits on a landmark space production facility and houses the Vostok 1, the first manned spacecraft, that was also built here.
At Star City's Hydro Lab, an entire mock spacecraft is submerged in a tank filled with water, the density of which helps to recreate the feeling of weightlessness for cosmonauts.
Shchyolkovo, Russia

Star City

Secret Soviet city once home to Russian cosmonauts and space training facilities.
Monument to the Conquerors of Space.
Moscow, Russia

Monument to the Conquerors of Space

Moscow's imposing monument to the Space Age.