Astronaut Alley

The Astronaut Alley is situated in close proximity to the Pantheon. Planting a coniferous tree has been a customary practice for visiting astronauts.

Yuri Gagarin planted the inaugural tree on May 26, 1961. It signifies the commencement of the tradition.

The silver fir, initially planted by the inaugural astronaut, has since withered and undergone many replacements. However, it is possible to observe certain coniferous trees that were planted by previous astronauts to this day. The list of Russian astronauts includes the names of Bulgarian astronauts Georgi Ivanov and Alexander Alexandrov.

A few years ago, the damaged marble slabs were substituted with more humble ones. Within the alley, you will encounter a display of names:

• Pilot astronaut – P. I. Beliaev – 1965 Vozhod-2
• Pilot astronaut – G. T. Beregovoy – 1968 Soyuz -3
• Pilot astronaut – Aleksey.A.Leonov – 1965 Vozhod -2, 1975 Soyuz-19, Apollo
• Pilot astronaut – Valentina V. Tereshkova – 1963 Vostok-5
• Pilot astronaut – Valery F. Bykovsky – 1963 Vostok-5, Soyuz-29, 1978 Salyut-6, Soyuz-31
• Pilot astronaut – D. A. Nikolaev – 1962 Vostok-3, 1970 Soyuz-9
• Pilot astronaut – A. S. Eliseev – 1969 Soyuz-5, Soyuz-4, Soyuz-8, 1971 – Soyuz-10
• Pilot astronaut – P. R. Popovich – 1962 Vostok-4, 1974 Soyuz-14, Salyut-3
• Pilot astronaut – A. A. Gubarev – 1974 Soyuz-17, Salyut-4, 1978 Soyuz-28, Salyut-6
• Pilot astronaut – N. N. Rukavishnikov – 1971 Soyuz -10; 1974 Soyuz -16, 1979 Soyuz-33
• Pilot astronaut – Yuri Gagarin – 12.04.1961 Vostok-1
• Pilot astronaut – Georgi Ivanov – 10-12.04.1979 Soyuz-33
• Pilot astronaut – Alexander Alexandrov – 07.06.1988 Soyuz M-5
• Pilot astronaut – GS Titov – 1961 Vostok-2

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