Samara Cosmic Museum
Самара Космическая
A space museum housed in a 68-metre Soyuz rocket standing upright, showcasing Samara's rocket manufacturing and crewed spaceflight history.
Samara is a major production centre for Soviet and Russian launch vehicles, and Soyuz rockets are still built here. The museum opened in 2007. Its exterior is a full-size Soyuz rocket standing vertically, and the exhibition halls lie beneath its base. They display return capsules, spacesuits, engines and astronauts' living gear, tracing the history from Gagarin's launch to the International Space Station. It is located where Lenin Street meets Novo-Sadovaya Street. Take the metro to Rossiyskaya station and walk. Closed on Mondays.
Opening hours
Tue–Sun 10:00–20:00 (hours vary slightly by day)
Nearby sights
- Ladya Monument
- Glory Square
- Samara Railway Station
- Alabin Regional Museum of History
- Samara Opera and Ballet Theatre
- Pokrovsky Cathedral
- Iversky Convent
- Kuibyshev Square