In Russia, NASA's Mir astronauts and Shuttle-Mir team members lived, worked and trained at a place called "Star City." In his Oral History, Astronaut William Readdy said, "Star City really is a little tiny city. It's self-contained, and all the services are there, and there are several generations [of Russians] there ... the original cosmonauts and their trainers and then ... kids and grandkids and grandparents... Everybody ... lives in this self-contained town."
Many team members lived in the "Prophylactory" (aka the "Prophy"), a three-floor dormitory which the Russians built to house Americans during the Apollo-Soyuz Project and which has since been used for cosmonauts who have come back from a flight. 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 Shuttle-Mir program.
Links to stories about Star City life are listed below.
Related
Links:
Barratt
on Star City
Sega on Socializing
in Star City
Jett
on Star City Life
Billica on Star City Life
Blaha on Life in Russia
Foale on Life in Russia
Cultural Background
Gagarin Cosmonaut Training
Center
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Curator:
Kim Dismukes
Responsible NASA Official: John Ira Petty |
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