Journal 110 – Star City nearly Moscow

Star City is a highly restricted military facility northeast of Moscow. It serves as airfield, where cosmonauts have been trained. In the Soviet era the town was a highly confidential and secured area. It was isolated from the rest of the world. Today, many Russian cosmonauts live here with their families.
The town has its own railway, shops and post office. On January 11, 1960, in Star City was inaugurated the Cosmonaut Training Center. In 1968, after Gagarin’s death, it was renamed Gagarin Cosmonauts Training Center (GCTC). It was made in memory of the first man in space. In this center cosmonauts are trained for their missions.
In contrary to the USA, the former Soviet Union kept all information about its cosmic centers in strict confidence.