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stated during an oral history interview in 1998, "Star City has always been kind of felt as the forbidden city or the hidden city. It wasn't on any maps, certainly, by then. It was a secret cosmonaut training base. Of course, everyone knew where it was, but it was considered a closed and secure
404:). This double status remained in effect until October 1, 2008, when the center was re-organized and subordinated directly and solely to the Roscosmos. As a result, the status of the territory of Star City was changed from military to civil, and the territory itself was incorporated as a 520:Президент Российской Федерации. Указ №68 от 19 января 2009 г. «О преобразовании закрытого военного городка №1 в закрытое административно-территориальное образование — посёлок Звёздный городок Московской области». Вступил в силу со дня подписания. 542:Губернатор Московской области. Постановление №74-ПГ от 16 июня 2009 г. «Об образовании посёлка городского типа — рабочего посёлка на территории закрытого военного городка №1, преобразованного в закрытое административно-территориальное образования». 332:
era the location was a highly secret and guarded military installation, access to which was severely restricted. Many Russian cosmonauts, past and present, and Training Centre's personnel, live in Star City with their families. The facility has its own post office,
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For most of its history, the space training center was in jurisdiction of the Soviet and then Russian military. However, in August 1996, due to the changes in legislation the center became subordinated both to the
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On Establishing the Urban-Type Settlement—a Work Settlement—on the Territory of Closed Military Townlet No. 1, Which Was Previously Transformed into a Closed Administrative-Territorial Formation
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Project. NASA leased the second floor for team housing and for the office of the Director of Operations, Russia. NASA also built several duplexes for housing, during the
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Transportation needs are met by the no. 380 bus route and taxis that stop near the border checkpoints, and by a railway station located at a short walking distance.
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On the Transformation of Closed Military Townlet No. 1 into the Closed Administrative-Territorial Formation—the Settlement of Zvyozdny gorodok of Moscow Oblast
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The "Prophylactory" (aka the "Prophy"), was a three-floor dormitory built by the Russians to house Americans during the
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was submitted to the federal government on October 29, 2009, but as of 2011 has not yet been officially approved.
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On Granting the Name of "Zvyozdny gorodok" to the Geographical Object in Shchyolkovsky District of Moscow Oblast
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of Zvyozdny gorodok. Within the closed formation, the territory was organized on June 16, 2009 as an
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of space travel and human exploration. Air transportation is available through nearby
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were hosted at Star City where they were treated to a presentation by cosmonaut
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before it, have lived and trained in Star City since the 1960s. In the
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In the summer 1992, American "Youth Science Ambassadors" sponsored by
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55°52′50″N 38°06′38″E / 55.8806°N 38.1105°E / 55.8806; 38.1105
Star City, Russia is located in Russia
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Star City, Russia is located in Moscow Oblast
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Zvyozdny gorodok
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Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center
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