Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center
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55.8745°N 38.115°E / 55.8745; 38.115
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Native name | Центр подготовки космонавтов имени Ю. А. Гагарина |
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Company type | Federal Government establishment |
Industry | Space |
Founded | 1960; 64 years ago (1960) |
Founder | Sergei Korolev |
Headquarters | , Russia |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Maksim Kharlamov, Chief |
Products | Research, testing and training services |
Owner | Russian Federation |
Parent | Roscosmos |
Website | gctc |
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The Yuri A. Gagarin State Scientific Research-and-Testing Cosmonaut Training Center (GCTC; Russian: Центр подготовки космонавтов имени Ю. А. Гагарина)[1] is a Russian training facility responsible for training cosmonauts for their space missions. It is in Star City of Moscow Oblast, a name which may refer to the facility itself or to its grounds.[2]