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August 25-26, 2011.
S.P. Korolev RSC Energia, Korolev, Moscow region -
All-Russia Exhibition Center, Kremlin, Moscow

S.P. Korolev Rocket and Space Corporation Energia held events marking the 65th anniversary of the company.

On the morning of August 25, managers and representatives of subdivisions within S.P. Korolev RSC Energia, veterans of the Corporation, representatives of the Administration and the general public of Korolev, the town of science, cosmonauts, young scientists and specialists laid flowers to a memorial plaque and a monument to the outstanding scientist and designer, the founder of the company, academician S.P.Korolev located on the Corporate premises.

In the afternoon, a delegation from RSC Energia and Korolev, the town of science, laid flowers at the memorial plaques and monuments to S.P.Korolev located in the town, to the monuments to outstanding figures of our country's space science and hero cosmonauts in the Heroes Alley within the memorial complex of the Cosmonautics Museum, at the Kremlin wall, and at burial places in Moscow.

 

On August 26, to mark the event, Corporation subdivisions held meetings of their work teams with participation of the invited veterans of the company, children and grandchildren of the employees. Invitees visited the Corporation Museum and the Center for Technology Development and Personnel Training, where they got acquainted with unique historical objects: the first ballistic missiles and launch vehicles in our country, the first Earth satellites, unmanned and manned spacecraft, space stations, as well as their ground test models and mockups developed and built at the company over its 65-year long history.

To mark this important date, in accordance with the company's Labor Glory Code, 25 employees of company were given the title of the Honored Worker of the Corporation; more than 100 were given government and industry awards, more than 10000 were presented with commemorative medals and honorary awards of the Corporation.