On the 12th of April 2009, with the whole of Russia Federation celebrating “Cosmonaut’s Day”, the state capital Moscow witnessed the grand re-opening of the “Memorial Museum of Cosmonautics”, after having been closed for renovations. The opening ceremony was attended by dignitaries like Cosmonaut’s Valentina Tereshkova, Aleksei Leonov, and the mayor of Moscow city Yuri Luzhkov. Within the renovated building, Transas Group worked out and supplied two of its Hi-Tech products: “Buran-2” – 5D interactive attraction and an Interactive Educational Class.

The square of the renovated Museum has also increased by nearly four times and is now approximately 8,000 sq. m. The main concept of the expositions at the Museum is based on the interactivity. As on today, the Museum appears as a whole Complex with Exhibition Halls, Educational Rooms, Cinema, Conference Hall and Café. There is also an Art Gallery, Centre of Aerospace Education for kids and teenagers, Video and Audio Studios and a Club for Astronaut Veterans within the premises of the Complex.

“Buran-2” – the 5D Interactive attraction greets the visitors at the entrance of the Museum. The Hi-Tech simulator gives its riders an exclusive experience of becoming a pilot of the Spaceship with various maneuvers like - docking with the International Space Station, take part in Robot-racing on the Moon terrain and also shooting the Asteroids in the Space. The Simulator unites all the latest technologies in the sphere of 3D like Panoramic Visualization, Stereoscopic System and Interactive Computer High Resolution Graphics with a fully Dynamic Motion System with Six Degrees of Freedom and Surround Sound.

“Buran-2” aroused a big interest among the visitors of the Museum with long queues to have a ride. The Simulator was highly appreciated even by all and according to Cosmonaut Sergey Krikalev, - “This is a dynamic simulator and it’s a rare occasion when together with the visual sequence we are also provided with the motion of the ship, and moreover “Buran-2” also provides stereo images.”

The Interactive Educational Complex installed by Transas will be providing different educational and informational programs which are aimed at increasing the knowledge of Natural Science amongst the visitors. The complex is equipped with 3-channel Visualization System and equipped with 56 seats for the visitors.