2011-05-02 11-23-38 ~ Both sides of the monument base are decorated with haut- and bas-reliefs depicting men & women of the space program: scientists, engineers, workers, their occupations indicated by appropriate accoutrements

2011-05-02 11-22-53

2011-05-02 11-21-17

2011-05-02 11-44-57 ~ Monument to the Conquerors of Space. It is 107 meters (350 feet) tall and covered with titanium cladding

2011-05-02 11-45-26

2011-05-02 14-16-29 ~ The Memorial Museum of Astronautics which is located inside the base of the monument

2011-05-02 14-14-03 ~ The Memorial Museum of Astronautics

2011-05-02 14-20-45 ~ The sky turned grey suddenly...