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The Memorial Museum of Space Exploration (Musem of Cosmonautics) is located at the basement of a giant obelisk that represents a rocket and a trail it leaves behind. Faced with shiny titanium plaques, this monument is an attraction on its own right. The museum is truly unique, and has many authentic artifacts - the first Sputnik and a Vostok spacecraft, the first EVA suit and a Soyuz capsule, a life size walk-in exact model of the MIR space station and even Belka and Strelka, the first dogs who safely teavelled to space and back. The museum's collection is very well organized and gives you a good overview and understanding of the space exploration challenges.