60 Years of the FSBO “Yu.A. Gagarin R&T CTC” – the Key for the Future.

Abstract

The Federal State Budgetary Organization “Yu.A. Gagarin Research &Test Cosmonaut Training Center” is the world-recognized institution that provides the selection and training of cosmonauts and astronauts for space missions aboard manned spacecraft and stations. In 1971, the Cosmonaut Training Center named after Yu.A. Gagarin was awarded the Order of Lenin for success in training cosmonauts, and in 1982 – the Order of Friendship of People for success in training cosmonauts within the framework of the “Intercosmos” program.