Star City Home of Space Training Activities
Star City is an elaborate complex of training and office buildings. Russian and foreign cosmonauts all prepare for their missions at the facility. In addition, many retired cosmonauts call Star City and it’s surrounding areas home. A lot of them teach the new cosmonauts.
tar City has the world’s largest centrifuge which is used for training and G-force simulation. It has a 59 ft rotation radius and a weight of 653 lbs., which allows reaching accelerations of up to 30 Gs.
Star City also has a Soyuz spacecraft simulator which is used for training and honing the skills of the cosmonauts. It trains them for working in extraordinary situations, which can arise during, launch, flight, docking and landing activities. Today, Star City also is equipped with a space simulator of the Russian Segment of the International Space Station.
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