The training center called Star City has many modern simulation devices that have not appeared in any maps or signs in Russia.
Photo reporter Mitch Karunaratne in London is a rare case of capturing the Star City complex or Zvezdniy Gorodok, Russia's top secret astronaut training center deep within the forest 48km from Moscow.
The statue of Yuri Gagarin, the first person to fly into space on April 12, 1961, was placed in the center.Star City was founded in the 1960s, originally named Yuri Gagarin Astronaut Training Center.
The furnace trains astronauts, currently run by the Russian Federal Space Agency, located in a separate town and does not appear on any maps or road signs. "It is a closed place with dense and very limited protective barriers for outsiders, except residents and people who are being trained. The family of Yuri astronaut Gagarin still lives here , " the photographer said. photographer revealed.
Star City has space training buildings, residential areas, shops, churches and a school.Many locations here were not allowed to be photographed by Mitch, including the International Space Center ISS under a swimming pool.
The training area has many devices that simulate astronauts' working conditions in space to help them get used to and handle situations that arise.
Since its inception, the training facility has trained at least 400 astronauts from more than 30 different countries.
Sokol astronaut clothes were first introduced in 1973 and are still used today.Sokol helps astronauts survive in case their ship has reduced wax capacity.
Model Soyuz spacecraft, the ship takes astronauts to ISS.Soyuz vessels have been in operation since the 1960s and then continue to be upgraded.
A centrifuge is used to test astronaut's reaction to how intense the gravitational forces are when taking off and landing.
