*** COSMONAUTS - Birth of the Space Age *** – Exhibition in London.

WHEN: Now (November 2014)

WHERE: Science Museum, Exhibition Rd, South Kensington, London, SW7 2DD Opening times: 10am till 6pm, last entry 5:15pm

From the Science Museum website:

Discover the dramatic story of how Russia became the first nation to conquer space exploration in this landmark new exhibition. In 1957 Russia launched Sputnik, the world's first artificial satellite, into space and just four years later sent the first ever human – Yuri Gagarin.

"Cosmonaut" reveals the most significant collection of Russian spacecraft and artefacts ever to be shown in the UK. Come face-to-face with Vostok-6, the capsule flown by Valentina Tereshkova, the first ever woman into space, or examine the fascinating gadgets cosmonauts need to live in zero gravity, including a space shower, toilet, medical instruments and survival kits for crash landings.

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