Russian Space Flight Museum

2009 07 11 – Day 15 – St Petersburg

On the grounds of the Peter & Paul Fortress is a quite interesting, smallish Russian Space Flight Museum.

Life-size replica of Sputnik


The shock of the worldwide press.

Re-creation of the communication system onboard Sputnik.


A bunch of high-tech concepts for milking the cow that jumped over the moon!
Imagine that! Orbital dairy farming! Genius!

Thank my Polish stars

2009 07 03 - Day 7 – Poznan

The free local rag calmed me down with promises of sniper school...
sadly my delay wasn't enough to check it out, so I sought consolation from the heavens:
“Wodnik
20.01 -18.02
Przed Tobą miły i pomyślny tydzień. Starajsię tylko, by tego radosnego nastroju nie zakłóciła żadna sprezeczka. W pracy Twoje notowania wyraźnie wzrosną.
Precisely the reassurance I needed.